A plan for oil and a plan for gambling

China strategically reduced its oil imports by 42% during the Iran conflict to control global oil prices, leveraging reserves and renewable energy efforts. Simultaneously, China is exerting regulatory pressure on overseas gambling, urging countries like South Korea to curb marketing to Chinese gamblers, reflecting long-term socio-political control via technology like the social credit system.

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