{"id":342132,"date":"2026-05-09T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-china-be-drawn-into-the-iran-war-after-strike-on-state-owned-oil-tanker-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T09:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:00:41","slug":"could-china-be-drawn-into-the-iran-war-after-strike-on-state-owned-oil-tanker-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-china-be-drawn-into-the-iran-war-after-strike-on-state-owned-oil-tanker-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Could China be drawn into the Iran war after strike on state-owned oil tanker? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZzJAWgZRru4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could China be drawn into the Iran war after strike on state-owned oil tanker? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZzJAWgZRru4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A Chinese-owned tanker comes under attack in the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 the first incident of its kind as U.S. and Iranian forces keep trading fire despite a fragile ceasefire. With thousands of ships stranded and no clear culprit, is Beijing being dragged closer to the conflict? We\u2019ll break down what we know \u2014 and what China isn\u2019t saying \u2014 with China expert Andrea Ghiselli.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n0:00 Could China be drawn into the Iran war?<br \/>\n0:45 Chinese minister Jin Lian confirms attack on tanker<br \/>\n1:41 Andrea Ghiselli, Lecturer in International Politics, University of Exeter, on the attack on Chinese-owned vessel, and how China is trying to avoid being drawn into conflict<br \/>\n3:34 If Iran&#8217;s oil economy takes a hit, how would China absorb the shock?<br \/>\n6:38 Energy security and China&#8217;s energy reserves<br \/>\n9:05 Trump&#8217;s visit to China coming up<br \/>\n11:33 China&#8217;s response shaped by its ambitions in the Global South?<\/p>\n<p>#dwnews #china #iranwar<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Chinese-owned tanker comes under attack in the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 the first incident of its kind as U.S. and Iranian forces keep trading fire despite a fragile ceasefire. 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