ASIA'S ENERGY CRISIS: WHEN THE IRAN WAR HITS HOMECOMPARATIVE VIEW
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From diesel siphoning in the Philippines to a state of emergency in Cagayan de Oro, from oil at $150 a barrel to China's emergency solar plants -- the Iran war is no longer measured in airstrikes but in stolen fuel, stalled buses, and families cooking in the dark.
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DIVERGENCE SCORE
75/100HIGH
Perspectives diverge strongly
Here are the main points of divergence identified between media coverages.
ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY
PHILIPPINESDOMINANT ANGLE
Cagayan de Oro's state of emergency reveals a crisis reaching the streets
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •State of emergency in Cagayan de Oro, transport suspended, 730,000 residents affected
- •9.75 million pesos of diesel seized, 9 arrested for illegal fuel trafficking
- •Bayanihan 3 in preparation -- third crisis package in six years after Covid
BIASES
Victim framing: the crisis is endured, never interrogated for its geopolitical causesUS alliance unexamined: the American war in Iran is not named as a direct causeLegislative populism: every crisis produces an emergency package with a catchy name
SINGAPOREDOMINANT ANGLE
Countermeasures unveiled as oil nears $150: planned resilience, not panic
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Physical oil nearing $150 a barrel, historic record
- •Government countermeasures: strategic reserves, alternative LNG contracts, consumption cuts
- •95% of electricity depends on natural gas indexed to oil
BIASES
Pragmatism as ideology: the crisis is an equation to solve, not a human dramaSingaporean exceptionalism: planning presented as a regional modelLow-wage workers invisible in the national resilience narrative
SOUTH KOREADOMINANT ANGLE
The 2,000-won threshold breached: consumer anxiety meets industrial opportunity
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Seoul fuel prices above 2,000 won per liter, symbolic threshold breached
- •South Korea imports virtually all its energy with no short-term alternative
- •Pakistan shifts to electric motorbikes -- opportunity for Korean battery makers
BIASES
Industrial lens: the crisis is also read as an opportunity for battery chaebolsEnergy dependence downplayed by confidence in Korean technologyUS alliance unquestioned despite the direct link between the American war and price surge
CHINASTATEDOMINANT ANGLE
China races to build solar while its neighbors fight over diesel
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Accelerated solar plant construction in extreme conditions signals strategic decoupling
- •Massive Russian oil imports and strategic reserves provide short-term cushion
- •Every neighbor in crisis is a potential customer for Chinese renewables
BIASES
Resilient power framing: China is the solution, never the problemChina's own Middle Eastern oil dependence (40% of imports) concealedCentralized planning presented as superior to market-based models
INDIADOMINANT ANGLE
India scans Hormuz: every ship that passes is a reprieve for 1.4 billion people
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Wall Street firm says Hormuz isn't fully shut -- cautious hope in Delhi
- •85% of Indian oil imported, manufacturing at a four-year low
- •Discounted Russian oil doesn't compensate for the loss of Hormuz flows
BIASES
Non-alignment as advantage: Russian oil access presented as strategic assetSelective optimism: partial reopening signals amplifiedImpact on rural populations dependent on LPG downplayed
AUSTRALIADOMINANT ANGLE
Taiwan turns back to Australian coal: an exporter profiting from the crisis it deplores
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Taiwan pivots to coal as war disrupts global LNG market
- •Australia, top LNG and coal exporter, profits from record prices while paying more at the pump
- •Coal comeback questions the structural solidity of LNG demand
BIASES
Exporter paradox concealed: Australia profits while Asia suffersClimate lens: coal comeback framed as emissions problem, not energy survivalGeographic distance as psychological buffer against the Hormuz crisis
PHILIPPINESDOMINANT ANGLE
Cagayan de Oro's state of emergency reveals a crisis reaching the streets
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •State of emergency in Cagayan de Oro, transport suspended, 730,000 residents affected
- •9.75 million pesos of diesel seized, 9 arrested for illegal fuel trafficking
- •Bayanihan 3 in preparation -- third crisis package in six years after Covid
BIASES
Victim framing: the crisis is endured, never interrogated for its geopolitical causesUS alliance unexamined: the American war in Iran is not named as a direct causeLegislative populism: every crisis produces an emergency package with a catchy name
SINGAPOREDOMINANT ANGLE
Countermeasures unveiled as oil nears $150: planned resilience, not panic
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Physical oil nearing $150 a barrel, historic record
- •Government countermeasures: strategic reserves, alternative LNG contracts, consumption cuts
- •95% of electricity depends on natural gas indexed to oil
BIASES
Pragmatism as ideology: the crisis is an equation to solve, not a human dramaSingaporean exceptionalism: planning presented as a regional modelLow-wage workers invisible in the national resilience narrative
SOUTH KOREADOMINANT ANGLE
The 2,000-won threshold breached: consumer anxiety meets industrial opportunity
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Seoul fuel prices above 2,000 won per liter, symbolic threshold breached
- •South Korea imports virtually all its energy with no short-term alternative
- •Pakistan shifts to electric motorbikes -- opportunity for Korean battery makers
BIASES
Industrial lens: the crisis is also read as an opportunity for battery chaebolsEnergy dependence downplayed by confidence in Korean technologyUS alliance unquestioned despite the direct link between the American war and price surge
CHINASTATEDOMINANT ANGLE
China races to build solar while its neighbors fight over diesel
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Accelerated solar plant construction in extreme conditions signals strategic decoupling
- •Massive Russian oil imports and strategic reserves provide short-term cushion
- •Every neighbor in crisis is a potential customer for Chinese renewables
BIASES
Resilient power framing: China is the solution, never the problemChina's own Middle Eastern oil dependence (40% of imports) concealedCentralized planning presented as superior to market-based models
INDIADOMINANT ANGLE
India scans Hormuz: every ship that passes is a reprieve for 1.4 billion people
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Wall Street firm says Hormuz isn't fully shut -- cautious hope in Delhi
- •85% of Indian oil imported, manufacturing at a four-year low
- •Discounted Russian oil doesn't compensate for the loss of Hormuz flows
BIASES
Non-alignment as advantage: Russian oil access presented as strategic assetSelective optimism: partial reopening signals amplifiedImpact on rural populations dependent on LPG downplayed
AUSTRALIADOMINANT ANGLE
Taiwan turns back to Australian coal: an exporter profiting from the crisis it deplores
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Taiwan pivots to coal as war disrupts global LNG market
- •Australia, top LNG and coal exporter, profits from record prices while paying more at the pump
- •Coal comeback questions the structural solidity of LNG demand
BIASES
Exporter paradox concealed: Australia profits while Asia suffersClimate lens: coal comeback framed as emissions problem, not energy survivalGeographic distance as psychological buffer against the Hormuz crisis
CROSS-PERSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
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CONSENSUS POINTS
- 1Tous les pays reconnaissent que le blocage d'Ormuz est le facteur determinant de la crise energetique actuelle, avec un petrole physique proche de 150 dollars
- 2La crise frappe de maniere disproportionnee les pays importateurs nets sans reserves strategiques ni fournisseurs alternatifs
KEY DIVERGENCES
Gravite de l'impact au quotidien
Les Philippines vivent un etat d'urgence avec siphonnage de diesel et transports suspendus, pendant que Singapour deroule un plan de resilience ordonne -- meme baril a 150 dollars, realites opposees
Support
Oppose
La crise comme menace ou opportunite
La Chine accelere les renouvelables, la Coree du Sud voit un marche pour ses batteries, l'Australie profite des prix d'export -- pendant que les Philippines et l'Inde subissent
Support
Oppose
Responsabilite de la guerre
Aucun pays du panel ne nomme explicitement les Etats-Unis comme cause de la crise -- la guerre est traitee comme une catastrophe naturelle sans auteur identifie
Support
Oppose
GEOPOLITICAL CLUSTERS
Crise humanitaire et securitaire
Shared narrative
Etat d'urgence, criminalite liee au carburant, transports suspendus -- la crise atteint le quotidien des populations
Anxiete strategique des importateurs
Shared narrative
Dependance quasi-totale aux importations, prix au-dessus des seuils psychologiques, aucune alternative a court terme
Planificateurs de la resilience
Shared narrative
Reserves strategiques, acceleration des alternatives, la crise comme validation du modele de planification
Exportateur paradoxal
Shared narrative
Profite des prix d'export record tout en subissant la hausse a la pompe -- position inconfortable rarement nommee
OMISSIONS ANALYSIS
AustralieOmitted topics
Profits records des exportateurs australiens de GNL pendant la criseImpact sur les pays qui achetent le charbon australien
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SingapourOmitted topics
Impact sur les travailleurs a bas revenus et precairesCritique du modele energetique fonde sur le gaz
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ChineOmitted topics
Propre dependance chinoise au petrole moyen-oriental (40 % des importations)Impact sur les populations rurales chinoises
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GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT
Le petrole physique a 150 dollars le baril marque une nouvelle phase de la crise d'Ormuz. Six semaines apres le debut du blocage, les consequences ne sont plus abstraites : elles se mesurent en etats d'urgence (Philippines), en seuils psychologiques franchis (Coree du Sud a 2 000 wons), en centrales a charbon rallumees (Taiwan) et en chantiers solaires acceleres (Chine). La geographie de l'impact suit celle de la dependance : les pays qui importent leur energie sans reserves ni alternatives souffrent, ceux qui exportent ou planifient profitent. L'Iran maintient son controle de facto sur Ormuz -- quelques navires passent, mais pas assez pour normaliser les flux. La crise revele une Asie fracturee entre ceux qui ont les moyens de planifier et ceux qui n'ont plus les moyens de cuisiner.
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