China has told its largest oil re?ners to suspend exports of diesel and gasoline, citing unidenti?ed sources, as the war in the Middle East risks an energy supply crunch. China is a net importer of oil and is one of several major Asian economies that depend on the vital Strait of Hormuz for energy.
traf?c through the strait is currently blocked.
the Middle East was the source of 57 percent of China’s direct seaborne crude imports in 2025, according to analytics ?rm Kpler.
of?cials from China’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, met re?nery representatives ‘and verbally called for a temporary suspension of re?ned product shipments that would begin immediately’. ‘The re?ners were asked to stop signing new contracts and to negotiate the cancellation of alreadyagreed shipments,’ it said.