TRUMP WARNS CHINA” Recent reports confirm that U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified and redirected a significant military buildup in the Caribbean, initially framed as a counter-narcotics operation, toward an explicit strategy of pressuring Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to resign or face potential capture. The move aligns with Trump’s long-standing criticism of Maduro’s socialist government, which he has accused of drug trafficking, human rights abuses, and ties to U.S. adversaries like Russia, China, and Iran. I am convinced that this is a warning from Trump directed at China. If China were to invade Taiwan, the US would retaliate by invading Venezuela. Venezuela, holding the world’s largest proven oil reserves (over 300 billion barrels), has increasingly relied on China as its primary oil export destination amid U.S. sanctions. Venezuela’s total oil production hovers around 1 million barrels per day, with exports surpassing 1 million bpd for the first time since 2020. China accounts for 80-90% of these exports…….

Posted by Fred Bassett