On October 26, Trump posted: "I have some good news to share with everyone, China is significantly reducing its purchases of Russian oil, and India is completely cutting back."
[Witty] When the false becomes true, the true becomes false; when the true becomes false, the false becomes true! Trump's crude oil lies, who would believe? Trump claimed that China and India have significantly reduced their imports of Russian oil, which is nothing more than a clumsy self-deception, and the data has already exposed the lie: in the first half of October, India's daily imports of Russian oil reached 1.8 million barrels, an increase of 250,000 barrels compared to September, accounting for more than 30% of its total imports. The Indian Foreign Ministry clearly stated that there has never been a commitment to stop purchasing Russian oil!
Trump's rhetoric is essentially a political performance: creating an illusion that pressure is working domestically, and trying to manipulate China and India's energy policies abroad. The energy cooperation between China, India, and Russia is a legitimate transaction based on market principles, which cannot be shaken by political coercion. When the United States used tariffs to threaten India but saw little effect, and when China has always adhered to independent trade and economic decisions, Trump's lies are yet another evidence of the failure of his hegemonic logic!
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