{"id":33577,"date":"2026-04-21T07:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T04:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33577"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T04:22:17","slug":"iran-war-is-turbocharging-chinas-africa-pivot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33577","title":{"rendered":"Iran war is turbocharging China\u2019s Africa pivot"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/China-Africa-Minerals.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>The global geoeconomic volatility wrought by the second Donald Trump US presidency and hostilities in the Middle East make the shift in China\u2019s Africa strategy even more important for China and for Africa. 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