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3. Took a look at the box for my vinyl "medical exam'" gloves
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 09:41 AM
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Made in China.

But a significant chunk of China's oil imports come from the Middle East.

In the short term "China is well-prepared to weather a multi-month disruption of its crude oil supplies from the Middle East because of its substantial oil stockpiles, the large volume of Iranian barrels on the water and in bonded storage in China"
https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/implications-of-the-conflict-in-the-middle-east-for-chinas-energy-security/

But in the longer term, China ((like others)) has to get its oil imports from somewhere, and if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, this would suggest the need to pay more for imported oil.

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