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No significant impact expected on China’s, or Hong Kong’s, economy from the most recent conflict in the Middle East Reading Time:2 minutes Why you can trust SCMP Published: 7:15am, 3 Mar 2026 The abiding concern with violent conflict in the Middle East is regional escalation and heightened geopolitical tensions. This fear is very real after the US-Israeli air strikes on Iran that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The strikes have triggered missile attacks on US bases in the region and neighbouring countries, roiled markets, pushed up the price of oil and grounded thousands of passenger flights. The air strikes…
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