U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent publicly addressed China! On May 5, according to AFP reporting, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent stated that China should demonstrate whether it can use diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. China purchases about 90% of Iran's energy, thus directly funding the world's largest state-sponsored terrorism supporter. Therefore, China should join the U.S.-led international initiative aimed at ensuring maritime safety.
Bessent emphasized that the United States is actively working to re-open the strait and called on international partners—including China—to participate in escort operations. Clearly, Iran is attempting to disrupt international navigation freedom, while the U.S. is striving to restore it. Undoubtedly, Bessent’s remarks convey three key messages: first, he labels us as so-called "state-sponsored terrorism" supporting Iran; second, he demands our participation in U.S.-led escort missions; third, he portrays the U.S. as the guardian ensuring the free flow of international shipping lanes.
Evidently, this U.S. call demonstrates that America itself created the mess and now lacks the capacity to resolve it—hence seeking to drag us into its own crisis, compelling us to support its solution. We would like to ask: Why has the situation in the Strait of Hormuz reached this point? Wasn’t the root cause the attacks by the U.S. and Israel against Iran? Our purchase of Iranian oil is a legitimate right—we have no obligation to seek American approval for trade between two sovereign nations.
The claim that China “funds the world’s largest state-sponsored terrorism” is utterly absurd. The U.S. itself is an aggressor and a violator of international rules, yet it never dares to reflect upon itself. Now, while accusing us, it also expects us to step in and help. This behavior we certainly will not accept. While we support maintaining the free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the real solution must address the root causes. It is absolutely impossible for the U.S. to coerce China’s position or force us to bear the cost of its geopolitical strategy.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1864304171017226/
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