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China condemned the US strikes on Iran. It issued strong statements. It called for diplomacy. It made phone calls. It helped push Iran toward a ceasefire. And it did not do one thing that would threaten the Busan trade truce with Trump.
On January 3 2026, US forces captured Nicolás Maduro in a nighttime raid on Caracas and flew him to New York. China had billions of dollars invested in Venezuelan oil, the largest proven reserves on earth. Maduro had met with China’s special envoy for Latin America hours before the capture. China condemned it. Called it a violation of international law. Called it hegemonic. And did nothing else.
When asked about the Chinese meeting with Maduro hours before the capture, Trump said: I have a very good relationship with Xi, and there is not going to be a problem.
That sentence is the whole argument.
China watched the US take its ally. China watched the US take its oil investments. China said the correct diplomatic words and did not move. Because the Busan agreement, the Beijing summit scheduled for May 2026, the rare earth controls suspended, the soybeans being purchased, the trade framework being built, all of it sits above Venezuela. All of it sits above Iran.
Read what that means in plain language. China let Trump take Maduro. Trump opened Russian oil. Trump is flying to Beijing. Russia is negotiating with Washington. China is negotiating with Washington. Washington eased on Russia and sat down with China. Three powers that spent three years in open confrontation are now in the same room cutting deals.
The machine was built to keep them apart. Sanctions on Russia. Tariffs on China. Pressure on both. The architecture depended on division. The moment Russia, the United States, and China find terms they can work with, the architecture that London built to profit from the confrontation has no foundation left to stand on.
London built the architecture. Brussels built the rules. Washington is dismantling both.
And Russia and China are still standing.https://open.substack.com/pub/nofil...atio=instagram&textColor=#ffffff&bgImage=true
On January 3 2026, US forces captured Nicolás Maduro in a nighttime raid on Caracas and flew him to New York. China had billions of dollars invested in Venezuelan oil, the largest proven reserves on earth. Maduro had met with China’s special envoy for Latin America hours before the capture. China condemned it. Called it a violation of international law. Called it hegemonic. And did nothing else.
When asked about the Chinese meeting with Maduro hours before the capture, Trump said: I have a very good relationship with Xi, and there is not going to be a problem.
That sentence is the whole argument.
China watched the US take its ally. China watched the US take its oil investments. China said the correct diplomatic words and did not move. Because the Busan agreement, the Beijing summit scheduled for May 2026, the rare earth controls suspended, the soybeans being purchased, the trade framework being built, all of it sits above Venezuela. All of it sits above Iran.
Read what that means in plain language. China let Trump take Maduro. Trump opened Russian oil. Trump is flying to Beijing. Russia is negotiating with Washington. China is negotiating with Washington. Washington eased on Russia and sat down with China. Three powers that spent three years in open confrontation are now in the same room cutting deals.
The machine was built to keep them apart. Sanctions on Russia. Tariffs on China. Pressure on both. The architecture depended on division. The moment Russia, the United States, and China find terms they can work with, the architecture that London built to profit from the confrontation has no foundation left to stand on.
London built the architecture. Brussels built the rules. Washington is dismantling both.
And Russia and China are still standing.https://open.substack.com/pub/nofil...atio=instagram&textColor=#ffffff&bgImage=true
