Michael Sobolik appears on The Big Ben Show to discuss the way the war in Iran is affecting China and what China’s relationship with Iran looks like today. Highlighting the mutually beneficial relationship that allowed China to receive discounted Iranian oil, and China bankrolled Iran’s strategic existence in the region by funding its proxies, and helped weather the impact of US sanctions.
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An oil tanker is being unloaded with imported crude oil at the Qingdao Port Oil Terminal in Shandong Province, China on April 7, 2026. (Getty Images)