# US vlogger says China helped avert global oil crisis

https://mins.news/en/item/38060

- CGTN, 2026-08-29 13:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-29/US-vlogger-says-China-helped-avert-global-oil-crisis--1Q0AagwJJKg/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> US YouTuber Max Fisher argues that China may have helped avert a global oil crisis by cutting crude imports. He links the reduction to China’s growing use of electric vehicles and shift toward clean energy, while reported imports fell by about 400 million barrels from the previous year after the conflict began, easing pressure on tight global supplies.

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