Xi: LOL!!!
this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2025
207 points (100.0% liked)
News
30525 readers
2915 users here now
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.
Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
7. No duplicate posts.
If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners.
The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Xi could present Trump a map of the middle east with Taiwan moved off the coast of Oman and negotiate for uncontested seizure of Taiwan within a week
I don't think China needs Marco Rubidiot to tell them they're dependent on oil.
But are they dependent on OPEC oil when they are buying Russia's?
Fucking-A... How mentally challenged is the US to ask this of the country they declared a trade war against???
Trump's Art of the Deal involves lots of getting on his knees.
Trump has never seen a crayon he thought tasted gross
Even the green ones?
If I were China I would tell him to pound sand since he's been being bellicose about china in the panama canal. Also they're friendly with Iran so Iran could just let chinese flagged ships through and attack anyone else.
Maybe marco should have tried harder to convince mushroom dick into not joining a fucking war just because bibi asked him to.
Ok so like if China did do that, whats in it for them?
Also, if the price of oil spikes will that cause a market crash that crashes the housing bubble? Seems like this might be a entirely-too-fucked-up way to make housing affordable again.
Trump will do one of his deals and trade Taiwan sovereignty for access to oil.
...fuck
China gets to not have oil shortages. They're far more dependent on the middle east for oil. The US has been self sufficient when it comes to oil for almost a decade.
so Trump is asking China to help itsef as the US won't be affected at all. Did I understand you interpretation correctly?
Iran could easily allow China-bound ships and shut out everyone else, which they'll probably do if China pushes for it.
The only possible way they have to close the strait is by mining it. Anything else would be open to air attack and about as effective as the Houthis, which is to say not very.
Nevermind that if they allowed through any shipments, it would defeat the entire purpose of closing the Strait. Oil is fungible and will be resold if a profit can be made, as we've already seen with the Russian sanctions.
Anything else would be open to air attack and about as effective as the Houthis, which is to say not very.
You mean the terrorist group who forced both the US and China to make deals with them?
I think they proved that this is a shockingly successful technique
Yes, the one that has only managed to sink or capture 4 ships over their 2 year campaign. Compare that with the Somali pirates that captured 100+ ships during their peak in 2010-2011.
That's not the part that matters... They're not pirates
They scared the shipping companies enough to affect the global economy.
It doesn't matter if all they do is give some deck hand PTSD by taking pot shots at them - They still made the biggest economies in the world come to them for a deal
if they allowed through any shipments, it would defeat the entire purpose of closing the Strait. Oil is fungible and will be resold if a profit can be made
Every additional step in the supply chain increases the price since everyone adds their own margin, and at some point it becomes more expensive than oil alternatives (for example, bio-plastics). Anyway, if China started reselling the oil then Iran would stop letting them through.
Trump: “There should be no consequences for my actions.”
Trump: starts a war
Also Trump: Don't retaliate!
Attacked country: retaliates
Trump: surprised pikachu
There never have been before 🤷♂️
Hilarious.
Trump attacks Iran
Iran shuts down oil
Markets crash
Who could have predicted this?
Anyone interested in stealing from YOUR retirement account through market manipulation
This is all part of the plan of men smarter than the pissbag
they are trying to crash everything. they will be dead within the next year or so and do not want us to live either.