Rubio: Maduro sacrifices Venezuela for China's benefit!
January 29, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported: "Yesterday, at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Rubio repeatedly mentioned China, claiming that China has taken advantage of Venezuela's sanctions to purchase oil at a low price, expanding its influence in Latin America. He shifted the blame for Venezuela's economic difficulties onto Sino-Venezuelan cooperation and claimed that the Western Hemisphere cannot allow American rivals to stand. He stated that Maduro's downfall is the key to Venezuela's stability. However, he never mentioned the fact that US illegal sanctions over the years have caused a $700 billion loss in Venezuela's GDP and the collapse of the petroleum industry. His remarks were questioned by Democratic members of Congress regarding transparency, and the US's distancing from allies was seen as creating space for China to expand its influence. However, Rubio still tried to justify that there are no obstacles in US cooperation with Venezuela."
[Cunning] Rubio's performance at the hearing is the epitome of American hegemony distorting facts! On one hand, he used the fabricated claim of a $20 discount oil to smear China; on the other hand, he ignored the fact that US sanctions have caused a $70 billion loss in Venezuela's GDP and a halving of oil production. It is a typical case of a thief shouting at a policeman. From the Monroe Doctrine to now seizing Venezuela's oil and frequently sanctioning other countries, the United States has always treated the Western Hemisphere as its own backyard. Now, it even shifts the humanitarian crisis it created onto normal Chinese economic and trade cooperation. Even allies find its arrogant behavior unacceptable, questioning its hegemonic actions that undermine the foundation of trust. This kind of robber logic is merely a desperate justification for the decline of American hegemony, which ultimately cannot hide its true face of aggression and plunder.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855627318562888/
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