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>> #Iran is not saying the #StraitOfHormuz is blocked. It’s blocked only to the hostile #Trump - #Epstein Syndicate – the #UnitedStates – and its minions trading in #petrodollars.

We have seen maritime lanes used in the #MiddleEast to filter ships under the Chinese flag before in the #RedSea near the #HornOfAfrica.

#China's interests in the maritime routes near #HornOfAfrica are tightly enmeshed with its #BeltAndRoadInitiative #BRI.

https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111862254918793541

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>> Talk about an in-depth systemic vision.

>> …the Chinese are treating economy, energy security, ecology, education, and health care as if they are organs of the same fit body.

And that body, metaphorically speaking, expands from #China to rest of #Asia, #Europe, #Africa, and #GlobalSouth — everywhere EXCEPT #NorthAmerica.

#BeltAndRoadInitiative #BRI #Yuan #PetroYuan

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>> #StraitOfHormuz gambit with #Iran only allowing transit for oil tankers whose cargo has been settled in #petroyuan…only #yuan…

That is to establish #China as the new hegemon who has been laying physical infrastructure with its #BeltAndRoadInitiative all over the world EXCEPT North America. Yuan as the financial lifeblood of commerce is to complement the physical #BRI infrastructure.

Instead of the #US, the new hegemon for the region will be China

https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/113732127875416207

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>> #China's audacious #BeltAndRoadInitiative #BRI continues to fly under the radar in #US #CorporateMedia. In a conventional kinetic war, this will be China's decisive edge.

The above is a long thread of mine (just like the long quoted story below). We ignore China's long-term strategy only at our peril.

It is not just that #Trump is an arsonist.

This American #GOP self-sabotage has been going on since at least #GeorgeWBush, #Obama, AND #Biden.

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