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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,339 posts)
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 12:38 PM 14 hrs ago

Why China could emerge a winner from Trump's global energy shock

Why China could emerge a winner from Trump’s global energy shock

China’s evolution into an “electrostate” may help insulate it from spiking oil prices.

March 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EDT


Wind turbines dot the coastline along a giant solar farm near Weifang, eastern China. (Ng Han Guan/AP)

By Evan Halper
As the threat of strikes by Iran forces oil tankers destined for Asia to idle in the Persian Gulf, some top Republicans have declared an economic victory against a rival super power. “This is China’s nightmare,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said on Fox News this week.

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Why China could emerge a winner from Trump's global energy shock (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 14 hrs ago OP
It exposes a giant right wing lie about renewables Renew Deal 13 hrs ago #1
Trump has recently allowed Iran to sell oil to China Norrrm 12 hrs ago #2

Renew Deal

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1. It exposes a giant right wing lie about renewables
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 02:03 PM
13 hrs ago

While the US and others are duking it out over resources, China is not as impacted. They get to advance their society (and their defense capabilities) while others are bogged down with wars.

Norrrm

(4,823 posts)
2. Trump has recently allowed Iran to sell oil to China
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 03:05 PM
12 hrs ago

Not sure if still going on today, 13 March.

Trump has allowed Russia to sell oil recently.

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