# Iran’s FM to Visit China as U.S. Chokes Its Oil Lifeline - China in Focus Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-1376491/iran-s-fm-to-visit-china-as-u-s-chokes-its-oil-lifeline-china-in-focus Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-1376491/iran-s-fm-to-visit-china-as-u-s-chokes-its-oil-lifeline-china-in-focus.md Podcast: [China In Focus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-1376491) Published: 2026-05-06T00:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://feeds.captivate.fm/china-in-focus/ Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c978fcaf-7bae-4e95-9246-fcae411de9b9.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-in-focus-1376491/episodes/iran-s-fm-to-visit-china-as-u-s-chokes-its-oil-lifeline-china-in-focus Duration seconds: 1405 ## Resource 00:00 Intro 01:07 Iran’s FM to Visit China as U.S. Chokes Its Oil Lifeline 02:30 Bessent Urges Beijing to Press Tehran to Open Strait 03:25 Iranian Diplomat to Visit China Ahead of Trump–Xi Summit 04:58 Dilemma: Follow U.S. Sanctions, or Get Sued in China 05:33 Shen Yun Back in Toronto After China-Linked Bomb Hoax 08:21 Trump to Raise Jimmy Lai Case in China Talks 09:09 $59M Fraud Scheme Linked to China Ends in Prison 10:06 Taiwan: Holding a State Visit Is a Basic Right 11:08 Taiwan Pres. Takes King of Eswatini's Private Plane 11:34 Japan Boosts Defense Ties With Philippines, Indonesia 12:54 Lawsuit Accuses Chinese Cars of Spying in Israel 15:47 Blast at Fireworks Factory in China Kills 26 16:19 U.S.–China Tensions Rise Amid Iran War | Analysis 17:07 Xi Jinping Paranoid Over U.S. Sanctions: Newsham 18:25 Rare Earths Give China Edge in U.S. Tensions: Newsham 20:07 Xi Will Push U.S. to Cut Taiwan Support at Summit: Newsham 21:26 Rights Groups Urge President Trump to Confront China ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-in-focus-1376491/episodes/iran-s-fm-to-visit-china-as-u-s-chokes-its-oil-lifeline-china-in-focus/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-1376491/iran-s-fm-to-visit-china-as-u-s-chokes-its-oil-lifeline-china-in-focus.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.