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Geopolitics•October 15, 2026

Oil, Missiles and the Chinese Paradox

There have been reports recently that Chinese companies are supplying Yemen’s Houthi rebels with material needed to build and launch missiles. There have

Oil, Missiles and the Chinese Paradox

There have been reports recently that Chinese companies are supplying Yemen’s Houthi rebels with material needed to build and launch missiles. There have also been reports (old and new) that Beijing is similarly supplying Iran. On the surface, it would seem reasonable that China would do so. As a geopolitical competitor of the United States, […]

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