From DW News.

Beijing has tested Trump’s blockade, but not because it desparately needs the oil being carried out of the gulf. China expert Eyck Freymann says China is testing, probing the United States when its forces are stretched and its weapons stocks are running down.

We interviewed Freymann, a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and an expert on global energy policies and China.

00:28 Malawi-flagged, China-owned "Rich Starry" tanker’s movements in the Strait of Hormuz
01:10 China is testing the Trump administration’s resolve and capabilities ahead of the Beijing summit meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
02:24 US’s Hormuz blockade and Iran war a probing exercise for China
05:57 Graphic: Oil transported through the Strait of Hormuz by destination country
06:20 China in the short run insulated by strategic oil reserves
08:00 How the Iran war and Hormuz blockade could impact the Chinese the economy? And does China care?
09:15 Will US President Donald Trump get "a big, fat hug" from Xi Jinping in Beijing?
11:15 Will China stop selling weapons to Iran?
12:25 China’s long-term strategy hinges on dominance in the Indo-Pacific and regaining control over Taiwan
14:06 Trump’s tariffs ineffective against China
15:45 What’s China’s ideal scenario for the Gulf region?

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