
IMPORTANT! Just before Trump met with Xi, Iranian news services reported that Chinese ships had begun transiting the Strait of Hormuz, under the Iranian mechanism. While Beijing rejects a toll, it has been open to paying an administrative fee for the environmental upkeep of the Strait. (Which is just another way to frame the toll...) This agreement neutralizes American pressure on China to side with the US to "open" the Strait since the waterway is open to China. In fact, it reverses the pressure. If the US stops these ships from transiting as part of the American blockade, Trump will be picking a losing fight with Xi. While in Beijing. Instead of Trump pressuring China to help open the Strait, China will pressure the US to make sure the Strait isn't blocked for Chinese ships. This is yet another way in which Trump's adoption of FDD's proposal for a blockade of the blockade is backfiring on the US. The sooner Trump stops listening to FDD and its allies, the safer America will become.





















