中国在美伊危机中的战略优势：中巴走廊凸显关键作用

By Editorial Dept - May 08, 2026, 6:30 AM CDT

China is one of the few major economies coming out of the Iran shock with potentially more leverage, not less. While the Hormuz blockade decimates Gulf trade routes and energy markets, China’s factories are still producing, its export base is strong, and the expansive and expensive corridor systems it has been building for years are now coming in very handy.

Pakistan’s decision to open transit routes into Iran is the clearest example of how those Chinese-built corridors are now being used. Tehran has relied heavily on UAE ports for regional trade access, especially Jebel Ali. A U.S. maritime blockade makes that model more exposed. Pakistan is now offering another route through infrastructure tied into the China-Pakistan corridor: Karachi, Port Qasim, and Gwadar into Iran through Gabd and Taftan. That moves Iranian trade off the water and onto land.

Gwadar is the most significant element of this. This isn’t just another Pakistani port; it’s the Chinese-operated anchor of CPEC. It’s close to Iran and tied into the wider corridor running north through Pakistan toward Xinjiang. Iran doesn’t even need the full corridor to China. It just needs the Pakistani port system, the Balochistan road links, and the border crossings.

Beijing is also still enjoying manufacturing growth, which expanded in April despite the energy shock. Small and medium firms moved back above 50. High-tech and equipment manufacturing remained stronger than the broader index.

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