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How much is China willing to risk to protect its ties with Iran?

The Strait of Hormuz, a key route for oil shipments, is central to China’s interest in maintaining stable energy flows from Iran. © Maxar Technologies / AFP

China is weighing how far it is willing to go to protect its economic relationship with Iran as the United States threatens new tariffs on countries that defy Washington’s line on Tehran.

As protests and repression intensify inside Iran, Beijing finds itself under growing pressure. China’s long-standing principle of non-interference is colliding with its deep economic entanglement with the Islamic Republic.

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