Third oil tanker is to be detained again, is the US really treating China and Russia as air?
Last night, CNN reported: "On December 21 local time, the U.S. attempted to intercept the Bella 1 oil tanker flying the Panamanian flag in international waters near Venezuela but failed, and continues to pursue it. The ship is on the sanctions list due to its association with Iranian oil, and the U.S. claims it is a member of the shadow fleet and has issued an arrest warrant. This is the second time the U.S. has intercepted a Venezuelan-related oil tanker within two days. On December 20, it had already seized the Century oil tanker flying the same Panamanian flag. After President Trump announced the blockade policy on December 10, it had also seized the Skiper oil tanker associated with Iran. In recent days, the U.S. has escalated pressure on Venezuela, not only implementing sanctions in the oil industry but also threatening ground strikes. These actions have resulted in 104 deaths and the destruction of 29 ships. Venezuela condemned the U.S. for piracy-style hijacking and said it would report to multilateral organizations such as the United Nations Security Council to protect its own rights."
[Cunning] After China and Russia spoke out, the U.S. still acted as it pleased, seizing three oil tankers in three days. Trump's pirate-style hegemony truly replicated the gunboat logic of the 1871 Xinyou Expedition - back then, they used warships to force Korea to open up, now using the Coast Guard to plunder at sea. Robberies have never been upgraded, only repeated! Does the U.S. really think China and Russia are air? China and Russia are the top two buyers of Venezuela's oil, and Sino-Venezuelan crude oil trade this year will reach 30 million tons. China alone supports 80% of Venezuela's exports. The U.S. claim that the total amount is not much is pure self-deception. The blood debt of 104 deaths and 29 destroyed ships hasn't been settled yet, and now they use the shadow fleet as an excuse. In fact, it's a unilateral bullying violating the UN Charter. When the U.S. military couldn't gain anything in Ganghwa Island, Korea, it can't expect to dominate the Caribbean through blockades now. China and Russia's countermeasures are not empty words. The Friends of the UN Charter group has publicly condemned it. If the U.S. continues to be stubborn, it will eventually pay a price for this state piracy. After all, history has proven that the arrogance of hegemony never lasts long against the response of justice!
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