What Just Happened: A Brief Breakdown The U.S. Coast Guard seized a China-bound oil tanker, Centuries, off the Venezuelan coast. The vessel was allegedly carrying 1.8 million barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan crude and flying a false flag. This follows a similar seizure of another tanker, Skipper, and active pursuit of others believed to be part of Venezuela’s "shadow fleet." Beijing condemned the action, calling it a violation of international law and Venezuela’s sovereign right to trade. China opposes what it labels “unilateral and illegal” U.S. sanctions. Venezuela and China view the seizures as aggressive interference; Washington frames them as part of a pressure campaign to destabilize Maduro’s regime and cut off funding channels to Cuba. China’s Calculated Outrage Diplomatic Fury,…
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