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2025-06-23 04:52:18 UTC - HELPFUL
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Only 4 countries that uses the Strait of Hormuz supply oil to China, Saudi Arabia (14%), the UAE (6%), Kuwait (3%) and Iraq (11%). These 4 combined approximately 34% of China's oil imports, significantly less than the 50% claimed in the post. https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/publications/chinas-oil-demand-imports-and-supply-security/ https://www.voronoiapp.com/energy/-Chinas-Crude-Oil-Import-Sources-in-2024-3853 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/23/what-is-the-strait-of-hormuz-iran-threat-close-global-trade-oil-shipping#:~:text=Members%20of%20the%20Organization%20of,commercial%20shipping%20in%20the%20area.
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