ADA man works in a filling station of Sinopec, China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, in Shanghai, China, on March 22, 2018. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images3/16/2026|Updated: 3/16/2026CommentaryThe Iran war is disrupting the sanctioned oil supplies that underpin China’s low-cost manufacturing model, exposing deeper weaknesses in the country’s slowing economy.Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.Author’s Selected Articles
The Iran War and the Impact of Expensive Oil on Chinas Economy
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