{
  "id": 482215,
  "title": "China is balancing Asia's crude demand by itself",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/china-is-balancing-asias-crude-demand-by-itself",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-10T15:31:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2026/08/1508424/china-balancing-asias-crude-demand-itself"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CHINA is singlehandedly doing the heavy lifting of cutting crude oil demand in Asia to compensate for reduced shipments from the Middle East as a result of the Iran war.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}