INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China is highly unlikely to use its navy to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz if Iran threatens to close it as Middle East tensions rise, a
top US analyst told reporters Monday.
Although China depends heavily on Middle Eastern oil, its approach would be shaped by quiet
negotiations and self-interest, not direct military intervention, Richard Fontaine, chief executive of the Center for a New American
Security, a Washington-based think tank, said.
Fontaine spoke at a CNAS press briefing on the...
