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A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

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A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) 

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17774580763401777458074284.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. <em>(Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) </em></span></span></span></div><p>BEIJING — Australia&#x27;s foreign minister urged Wednesday on a visit to Beijing the need to keep fuel and goods moving despite the bottlenecks caused by war in the Middle East.</p><p>The war and closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world&#x27;s crude oil transits, has caused fuel prices to soar and left many Asia-Pacific nations facing an energy crisis.</p><p>China, a major exporter of jet fuel and diesel to Australia among others, has avoided the worst of the war&#x27;s energy impacts thanks to its vast oil stocks, but paused exports at the start of the conflict to protect its domestic supplies.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/4/29/energy-costs-this-year-to-hit-highest-since-ukraine-invasion-world-bank-1040">Energy costs this year to hit highest since Ukraine invasion: World Bank<br/></a></div><p>Asian refineries in the Indo-Pacific region have been disproportionately affected, Foreign Minister Penny Wong told Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, according to an Australian foreign ministry readout.</p><p>&quot;It is more important than ever that we continue to engage and find ways to work together, to keep fuel and goods flowing,&quot; Wong told Han, according to an Australian foreign ministry readout.</p><p>China is set to resume exports from May with major state-owned companies applying for licenses to do so, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing industry sources.</p><p>Chinese authorities have not commented publicly on the matter.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/4/29/japan-looks-to-woo-allies-with-new-weapons-deals-1417">Japan looks to woo allies with new weapons deals<br/></a></div><p>Wong added that &quot;with China, Australia will continue to cooperate where we can, disagree where we must and engage in the national interest&quot;.</p>

<p>Australia's foreign minister urged Wednesday on a visit to Beijing the need to keep fuel and goods moving despite the bottlenecks caused by war in the Middle East.</p>

Australia's foreign minister urged Wednesday on a visit to Beijing the need to keep fuel and goods moving despite the bottlenecks caused by war in the Middle East.

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Australia minister urges keeping 'fuel flowing' on China visit

Agence France-Presse

Published April 29, 2026 06:23 PM PHT

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