Trump's Nonsense: The US is in the Strait of Hormuz to protect China and Japan's energy routes
Trump's "condition" is getting worse.
On the 16th, Trump again rambled during a speech, claiming that the US "has been protecting two countries with high oil import rates, China and Japan, in the Strait of Hormuz for many years," so he was "confused" because "the US doesn't actually need oil," then asked "why should the US protect the oil import routes of China and Japan."
The underlying message of Trump's words is crystal clear—he wants China and Japan to send warships to help the US open up the Strait of Hormuz. In other words, he hopes others will take on the messy situation in the Middle East for him.
This is not the first time Trump has made such remarks recently. Over the past few days, he has repeatedly mentioned China, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and France, demanding these countries send warships to escort in the Strait of Hormuz. He even used his postponed visit to China as a bargaining chip, claiming that if China didn't help, he wouldn't come at all.
It should be said that Trump's statements sound increasingly like nonsense: Doesn't he know why the Strait of Hormuz is blocked?
The more Trump shouts around, the more it exposes his inability to handle the current situation, forcing him to seek help from any country, hoping someone would take over, allowing the US to withdraw from the quagmire of war in the Middle East.
However, Trump may be disappointed this time. Now, the attitude of various countries towards the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the awkward situation of the US is quite delicate: Europe stays out of it; Japan and South Korea, whose energy lifelines depend on this place, lack the capability to independently dispatch warships for escort; and the major powers capable of sending warships are just watching America's embarrassment. Trump wants someone to take over? There's no way.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1859878386285640/
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