China: Transition to electric vehicles softens the effect of the Iran war

As the war in Iran pushes global oil prices higher, many economies are coming under increasing pressure. China is one of the world’s largest oil importers - it remains heavily dependent on supplies from the Gulf.
But the impact of the conflict is being cushioned by the country's accelerating shift to electric vehicles.

Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing.

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