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  • Tehran: The Hidden Chokepoint in China’s Belt and Road Empire

    Tehran: The Hidden Chokepoint in China’s Belt and Road Empire

    China’s Belt and Road Initiative is usually described in the language of ports, railways, trade corridors, and development finance. But beneath the concrete and steel sits something far more strategic: a parallel world system designed to reduce China’s exposure to U.S. naval power, U.S. sanctions, and the U.S. dollar. At the center of that system…