China urged to boost navy escorts and find other routes to secure energy supply
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Closure of Strait of Hormuz has exposed fragility of maritime chokepoints and more should be done to protect shipments, analysts say.

The Middle East conflict has shaken up the global energy supply chain and Beijing needs to do more to protect shipments – such as finding alternative routes and boosting escort capabilities, according to industry analysts. Lu Ruquan, president of the China National Petroleum Corporation Economics and Technology Research Institute, said the country should “strengthen escort capabilities, emergency responses and safety guarantees at critical nodes”. Writing in the journal International Petroleum…

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