Xinjiang Chief Touts Trade, Diplomacy as Hormuz Disruption Bites
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China is promoting its Xinjiang region as a key commercial gateway to Central Asia and Europe amid shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. This diplomatic and trade push comes as the overland trade routes gain importance due to the Hormuz disruption.
China is pitching its far-western Xinjiang region as a commercial gateway to Central Asia and Europe, courting neighbors at a moment when overland trade routes are drawing renewed attention due to shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.