China says it is willing to work with Southeast Asian nations on energy security

China is willing to strengthen coordination and ⁠cooperation ⁠with Southeast Asian countries to address energy security ⁠issues arising from the war in Iran, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The situation in ⁠the ⁠Middle East has disrupted global energy security, said Lin Jian, spokesperson at the foreign ⁠ministry, at a regular news conference, when asked if Southeast Asian nations had reached ⁠out ‌to ‌China for ⁠help in ‌tackling their energy security issues.