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News China: China says its economy is accelerating despite Iran war turmoil – for now

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/china-says-its-economy-is-accelerating-despite-iran-war-turmoil-for-now/ar-AA20ZYlc
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Strong exports of electrical and mechanical products supercharged China’s economy in the first three months of the year, with growth exceeding analysts’ expectations even as the Iran war upended ...

News China: China's economy grows at 5% in first quarter, shrugging off initial impact of Iran war

News channel or source: https://www.aol.com/articles/chinas-economy-grows-5-first-022521133.html
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

China’s economy accelerated in the first quarter of this year, expanding 5% from a year earlier as it largely shrugged off impacts from the Iran war so far, according to data released Thursday. The ...

News China: China economic growth accelerates to 5% in first quarter — but Iran war clouds outlook

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/china-economic-growth-accelerates-to-5-in-first-quarter-but-iran-war-clouds-outlook/ar-AA20ZbLT
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Beijing had lowered its growth target this year to a range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal on record going back to the early 1990s.

News China: Trump says China has agreed not to send weapons to Iran

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Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

The president made the claim, which Beijing has yet to confirm, amid anger in China that its vessels could be caught up in a U.S. blockade targeting Iranian ports.

News China: Sharing ancient roots and distrust of the US, many in China are suddenly really into Iran

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Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

While US and Israeli fire threatened some of Iran’s most cherished cultural relics, scores of Persian artefacts were safe and sound, 5,000 kilometers away in northern China, under the watchful eye of ...

News China: China's economy grows faster than expected despite Iran war

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-s-economy-grows-faster-than-expected-despite-iran-war/ar-AA20ZrfZ
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

The better-than-expected GDP data comes as Asian countries have been hit hard by the impact of the conflict.

News China: China has so far weathered the historic oil crisis. But as Xi prepares to meet Trump, costs are starting to grow

News channel or source: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/14/china/china-iran-war-costs-oil-analysis-intl-hnk
Published on: Monday 13 April 2026

China, the world’s largest importer of energy, has so far weathered the global energy shock brought on by war in the Gulf well compared with some of its Asian neighbors.

News China: Tankers, talks and Trump's 'dangerous' blockade: China's Iran war involvement gets louder

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tankers-talks-and-trumps-dangerous-blockade-chinas-iran-war-involvement-gets-louder/ar-AA20TJXT
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

HONG KONG — China has been a quiet — if crucial — player in the Iran war, as U.S. military action upends the global economy ...

News China: As Trump attacks friends and foes, Americans are changing their minds about China

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-trump-attacks-friends-and-foes-americans-are-changing-their-minds-about-china/ar-AA20Vvvo
Published on: Tuesday 14 April 2026

As the Trump administration wages real war with adversaries and trade wars with friends, Americans are changing their minds about the United States’ biggest rival, China, for the better, according to ...

News China: China exports growth in March misses estimates, imports surge most in over four years

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/china-exports-growth-in-march-misses-estimates-imports-surge-most-in-over-four-years/ar-AA20Pz00
Published on: Monday 13 April 2026

China's export growth slowed in March as manufacturers grappled with surging energy costs, with the Iran war disrupting supplies, while imports jumped more than expected.

News China: Trump’s Blockade Risks Upending an Emerging Détente With China

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/us/politics/trump-iran-blockade-china.html
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

In a thinly veiled critique of the war in Iran, China’s leader said the world could not risk reverting “to the law of the jungle.” ...