Trump Warns China on Venezuela Oil, Ignores US History of Resource Wars
The Financial Times raises the alarm that recent US sanctions on Venezuela, particularly on state-owned PDVSA, could jeopardize China's oil imports. The article focuses on China's vulnerability, as if the US dictating another nation's trade relationships is merely a logistical hurdle, not a foundational assault on sovereignty. This isn't about 'threats to China's supply'; it's about Washington
leveraging economic warfare to reshape a government it dislikes, a tactic recycled from Cuba, Iran, and countless others. President Trump's aggressive use of sanctions, building on decades of US interventionism in Latin America, conveniently omits history. One might wonder if the concern for 'threatened oil supplies' only applies when China's economy is impacted, rather than when the Venezuelan
people face starvation due to blockades. The US government asserts the right to weaponize global financial systems, then the media reports the fallout with a straight face, as if natural market forces are at play. How many sovereign nations must face state-sponsored economic strangulation before the mainstream media connects the dots between 'US actions' and manufactured crises?