this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2026
590 points (99.8% liked)

Memes

56001 readers
685 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 7 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

China couldn't give a shit about supposed US deterrence.
Henry knows that, he also knows that China receives the largest share of oil exports passing through the Strait of Hormuz, accounting for 37.7% of the trade route's total volume.
That is why they had their own blockade.

[–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

And yet oil prices in China did not move once during the entirety of the US' bitchfit.

So...

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

So China compensated from other sources?
Used alternative energy sources?
Used reserves?

It proves only that the US plan failed.
That doesn't negate their motives