Trump calls out China! On April 15, Trump posted a message claiming that China is extremely happy about the U.S. permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I’m doing this for China—as well as for the entire world. Such (blockade, instability) situations will never happen again. They have already agreed not to supply weapons to Iran. When I visit China in a few weeks, China will give me a big, enthusiastic hug. Our cooperation has been so skillful and effective! Isn’t this far better than going to war???
But remember: if real fighting breaks out, we are also extremely skilled at warfare—far more capable than anyone else!!! Honestly, Trump’s latest rant exemplifies self-contradiction, baseless fabrication, and delusional imagination to the extreme. First, when have we ever expressed great joy over the U.S. permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz? Doesn’t the U.S. know our position clearly opposes American military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz?
Second, when did we ever agree “not to deliver weapons to Iran”? We’ve never supplied weapons to Iran to begin with—so how could there be an agreement to stop doing so? Third, Trump boasts that “if it comes to war, we’re stronger than anyone else,” but the fact remains: did America achieve its goals through war this time? His fantasy that we’ll give him a “big, enthusiastic hug” is clearly an attempt to suggest that the U.S. holds the upper hand toward China, implying that we depend on the U.S.
But the truth is, we only engage with the U.S. on terms of equality and mutual respect. Clearly, Trump’s grand plan is merely to use China to elevate himself and shift blame onto others. However, no matter how much one treats unilateral fantasies as facts or uses threats as leverage, it cannot change the reality that the U.S. is trapped in a strategic dilemma in the Middle East. Trump has strong political performance motives, but we have absolutely no interest in playing along with his political farce.
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