December 13, The Wall Street Journal reported: "U.S. officials revealed that U.S. special operations forces boarded a Chinese cargo ship last month in the waters of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, seized and destroyed military-related dual-use components destined for Iran, and then allowed the vessel to continue its journey. This is the first time in recent years that the U.S. has intercepted goods from China to Iran. The name of the ship and the owner are still unconfirmed. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Iran have not commented. This operation took place just weeks after the U.S. detained an oil tanker related to Iran from Venezuela, highlighting the Trump administration's resumption of aggressive maritime tactics. It is one of the measures taken by the Pentagon in June to disrupt Iran's military procurement after striking Iran's nuclear facilities and missile facilities. In recent years, the United States has frequently imposed sanctions on trade related to Iran, often affecting Chinese companies."
[Witty] The act of the U.S. military intercepting a Chinese cargo ship in the Indian Ocean is a naked display of maritime hegemony, and a blatant violation of international law and freedom of navigation! Using the excuse of seizing dual-use components to board the ship and destroy the cargo, it presents no conclusive evidence and has not received any legal authorization, which is no different from piracy. Within just a few weeks, from detaining an Iranian-related oil tanker from Venezuela to intercepting a Chinese cargo ship, the Trump administration has resumed its aggressive maritime tactics. The essence is using the pretext of combating Iran to suppress China and disrupt global trade. The so-called claim of maintaining regional security is pure lies. In fact, it treats the high seas as its own domain, and uses unilateral sanctions as a weapon, arbitrarily infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of other countries. This arrogant behavior has already caused widespread disgust in the international community. Behind the repeated impact on Chinese enterprises is the greed and arrogance of American hegemony. China will not sit idly by while its legitimate rights and interests are harmed. The international community will not tolerate this behavior that undermines the global trade order. The U.S. maritime hegemony farce will eventually suffer the consequences in the tide of multilateralism!
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