President Trump heads to Beijing this Wednesday for a three-day state visit, the first U.S. presidential trip to China in nearly nine years. Trade, Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and critical minerals are all on the table.
In this segment, Jeff Reynolds, senior editor at Restoration News, explains the leverage Trump is wielding heading into the summit. China relies on four primary maritime shipping channels for affordable imports: the Strait of Malacca through Indonesia, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, and the Panama Canal. Trump's recent security agreements with Indonesia and Morocco, plus the deal that pushed China out of managing both ends of the Panama Canal, have placed real pressure on Beijing's energy and food supply chains.
Jeff also breaks down Trump's pressure campaign on cheap Iranian oil that China has been buying at sanctioned-market discounts for years, and explains why former Chinese Premier Hu Jintao warned back in 2003 that losing control of the Strait of Malacca would cripple China's ability to import what it needs to survive.
Beijing is heading into this summit weaker than the media is reporting. Jeff explains why and what a real win for America looks like.
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00:00 — Trump’s Pressure Campaign on China
01:03 — Shipping Lanes Explained
01:34 — China’s Four Maritime Choke Points
02:19 — Hu Jintao’s 2003 Malacca Warning
03:24 — Iranian Oil at Pennies on the Dollar
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