# Qatar seeks to capture China’s growing Gulf logistics push as war disrupts trade routes

https://mins.news/en/item/57064

- South China Morning Post, 2026-09-14 02:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3367284/qatar-seeks-capture-chinas-growing-gulf-logistics-push-war-disrupts-trade-routes?utm_source=rss_feed

> Qatar is intensifying efforts to attract Chinese companies as conflict involving Iran disrupts Gulf trade routes. The move adds urgency to Chinese businesses’ broader push to diversify supply chains and operate closer to customers. WareOne chief executive Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Thani said supply-chain diversification was already advancing worldwide.

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