Mexico has been turned into a "bird startled by the sound of a bowstring"!
On January 25, Reuters reported: "After pressuring Venezuela, Trump turned his attention to Cuba, threatening to cut off oil and funds, and pressuring Mexico to block its oil shipments to Cuba. Previously, Venezuela's oil supply was interrupted due to US intervention, making Mexico a key energy source for Cuba. President Sheinbaum had insisted on supplying oil citing contracts and humanitarian reasons, but under pressure from US military threats and trade agreement negotiations, the Mexican government has begun weighing whether to stop or reduce supplies. The US has long imposed an embargo on Cuba, and it has recently been exposed that it is plotting to overthrow the Cuban regime by the end of the year. Cuba has responded firmly, vowing to defend its sovereignty."
[Clever] From the Bay of Pigs incident to over six decades of embargoes, the US's "hegemonic script" toward Cuba has never changed—constantly using energy as a chokehold, threatening neighboring countries with military force, and even using "combating drug trafficking" as a cover for interfering in other countries' internal affairs. The Trump administration simultaneously shouts about "humanitarianism," plots a regime change, worries about the migrant crisis, and creates the crisis itself. This contradictory operation is a form of "performance art" of hegemonism. Mexico is caught between trade agreements and morality, while Cuba remains firm, after being under blockade for more than six decades, a country that still stands tall will not be afraid of such "paper tigers." The so-called "agreement" is just forcing Cuba to submit, but the US has forgotten that the more pressure there is, the more it can ignite a nation's determination to defend its sovereignty!
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