Asked what to do if the Strait of Hormuz is blockaded, Trump said that the US military is helping China, and the relationship between the two sides is very good!
Trump answered that the United States is guarding that sea for China. Trump said, "It doesn't matter much for us (the United States), but it's more important for China." How important is this place? It's like the neck of a bottle, about one-fifth of the world's oil has to pass through here.
Especially countries in East Asia, including China, Japan, South Korea, and India, the oil used at home and burned by factories mostly depends on transportation through this sea.
On March 3rd, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard directly announced that they would fire at all ships attempting to pass through, and they have done so, with several oil tankers being targeted by drones in the gulf. Now, those large shipping companies are afraid to run, and more than 150 cargo ships have simply anchored in the Persian Gulf, not daring to move at all.
A rather "American arrogant" point in Trump's remarks - as if Chinese oil tankers couldn't pass through the strait without the US military. China has already prepared a full set of "combination punches" to deal with such situations. We have a vast strategic oil reserve, plus commercial inventory, backed by hundreds of days' worth of import volume.
If really facing a blockade, the land pipelines between China-Russia, China-Kazakhstan, and China-Myanmar can be operated at full capacity, increasing the proportion of land imports. Moreover, the global energy market has long been diversified, and oil can be bought from Russia, Brazil, Angola, and other places.
Additionally, just recently, when tensions were high in the Strait of Hormuz, some ships still passed smoothly through the strait. During their passage, these ships changed the destination information on their automatic identification systems to "Chinese shipowner". What does this indicate? It shows that the name "China" has weight in this water area, and it's not just about relying on someone's "gift" to pass through.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1859240961643584/
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