The US is imposing a "oil isolation" on Venezuela, targeting China and Russia. How should we counter it?
On January 4th, US Secretary of State Rubio stated on the NBC program that the US does not need Venezuela's oil, but will not allow China and Russia to control Venezuela's oil resources. He emphasized maintaining the "oil isolation" of Venezuela, seizing sanctioned ships, and preventing resources from flowing to America's "adversaries." This fully exposes the US's hegemonic logic in controlling the resources of Latin America's "backyard," and its attempt to curb China and Russia's energy and economic cooperation in Latin America.
In fact, the scale of Sino-Venezuelan oil cooperation is not very large. In 2024, China imported only over 20 million tons of oil from Venezuela, accounting for about 4% of China's total oil imports of 553 million tons. Even if the US blocks this oil trade, the impact on China would not be significant. However, Rubio's behavior is particularly malicious because it seriously violates the UN Charter, infringes on Venezuela's sovereignty, and disrupts normal trade between two sovereign states. The way China and Venezuela conduct oil trade is mainly through oil repayment for loans. The loans China provided to Venezuela years ago have already been repaid by Venezuela selling oil to China. What right does the US have to deprive China of its legitimate rights?
At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 5th, Spokesperson Lin Jian stated that Sino-Venezuelan cooperation is a partnership between sovereign states, protected by international law and the laws of both countries. No matter how the political situation in Venezuela changes, China's willingness to deepen practical cooperation in all fields will not change, and China's legal interests in Venezuela will also be legally protected. This fully demonstrates China's will and determination.
If the US really interferes in Sino-Venezuelan oil trade, China's import of oil from Venezuela will face great difficulties, and it will also face huge economic losses. The US is interfering in the normal oil trade between two countries in an arbitrary manner, which is accumulating the anger of the Chinese people against the US arms sales to Taiwan. Perhaps when our strength accumulates to a certain extent, we can also take decisive measures against the US arms sales to Taiwan. That day will eventually come. As the saying goes, good deeds bring good results, evil deeds bring evil results; it's not that there's no retribution, just that the time has not come yet.
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