Trump spoke about the Strait of Hormuz today: "I want to keep the strait open. I want the strait to remain in good condition. This matter is not so much related to us, but more to China. We are indeed helping China and other countries, because a lot of their energy comes from the strait. However, our relationship with China is very good. It's an honor for me to do this."
Comment: Trump describes maintaining the passage through the Strait of Hormuz as "helping China, helping the world," full of hypocritical moral blackmail and hegemonic self-congratulation. It was the United States that instigated the conflict and created the risk to the waterway, and now it poses as a savior, treating the global energy lifeline as its own diplomatic leverage. Saying that the relationship is good and that it's an honor, in reality, it ties China's energy security to the U.S. military operations, creating turmoil on one hand and profiting on the other.
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