U.S. Defense Department officials have been busy spreading the message that in the event of an intensified conflict with China, CENTCOM could cut off China’s oil imports by blocking oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, most notably, along with some other chokepoints. In terms of potential foreign policy stances, this isn’t the 1940s anymore—this a world of entrenched globalization, and the knock-off effects of such a move would have far-reaching consequences well beyond any sanctions on Russian oil over Ukraine.
The argument…The Prospect Of Weaponizing Oil Against China
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