Ahead of Chariman Xi’s visit to Washington DC for a state visit on September 24th and 25th, Reuters is reporting that China has asked Iran to halt all strikes on Saudi Arabia oil fields.
The request from China carries a self-interest as China’s oil dependencies have become problematic since the Strait of Hormuz became a point of economic friction between Iran and U.S. military forces. The Saudi East/West pipeline was also hit by Iranian backed Houthi rebels from Yemen, creating even more energy turmoil.
Additionally, Beijing is the most exposed to the recent congressional sanctions applied toward countries that retain trade relations with Russia.
Both President Trump and Chairman Xi have a vested interest in seeing an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. However, with EU-NATO still provoking expanded conflict the dynamic has become one of middle-powers (Canada, U.K, EU) against significant energy powers China, USA and Saudi Arabia.
Another way to look at it is the coalition of Green Energy nations -vs- Low Cost energy nations.
The U.K, Canada and Europe have been supporting attacks against gasoline and diesel fuel refineries in Russia. This approach appears to contain a political motivation to drive up gas/diesel prices in the USA as part of an anti-Trump election strategy. The state visit by Chairman Xi comes at a critical time in the global energy dynamic.
HOUSTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday after China, acting on a request from Saudi Arabia, asked Iran to limit attacks by Houthi rebels on Saudi oil infrastructure that have threatened a second oil export route in the Middle East.
[…] State-run Saudi Aramco has told at least two European refining customers they will receive no crude oil next month following an attack on Saudi Arabia’s key pipeline to the Red Sea, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Three pumping stations serving the East-West Pipeline in Saudi Arabia were damaged in an attack last week — one more than assessed previously — with a repair timeline unclear, according to satellite imagery and three industry sources.
Saudi Arabia is seeking to restore about half the capacity of the East-West oil pipeline within days, though sources interviewed by Reuters have given varying estimates of how long it will take to reopen the pipeline and return crude flows to normal.
“The key question is whether physical flows can normalise and what the timeline could be. If we see a sustained improvement in Hormuz traffic, some of the geopolitical premium can unwind further,” said Priyanka Sachdeva, head of market insights at Phillip Nova. (read more)
Obviously, the visit by Chairman Xi will include significant discussions on the topic of energy and AI.
Tech CEOs attending President Trump’s state dinner for Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping next week now includes: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Michael Dell, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Jane Fraser and Tim Cook according to White House officials.
President Trump is expected to welcome Chairman Xi at the airport upon arrival. This is an expression of great respect by President Trump toward the relationship he carries with Xi Jinping.
Sept. 23: Trump greets Xi & his wife Peng Liyuan on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews.
Sept. 24: White House arrival ceremony, a military review in the Rose Garden, a bilateral meeting and a State Dinner in the East Room.
Sept. 25: Private tea at the White House followed by a tour of the National Archives to view founding documents for America’s 250th anniversary.
A tarmac welcome from a U.S. president is extremely rare. In 1959, for example, President Eisenhower greeted Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at Andrews Air Force Base when the Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union were high.
During the state banquet on Thursday, U.S tech leader Tim Cook will meet China’s new tech leader (from Xiaomi). U.S and China innovators will also meet, like OpenAI on the U.S side and BYD autos on the China side.
Last Thursday, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone. The discussion would be to ensure that both Trump and Xi were on the same page for meetings between U.S and China business leaders.
It has also been reported that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng are meeting this weekend in New York, likely to discuss the finance sector, and collaborative energy sector deals for Trump and Xi to announce.
LOL do you really think the Iranians are smart enough to figure this out?
Even the dumbest, or most stubborn of people, tend to ‘get it’ when a muzzle is pressed against the side of their head.
But the leaders and the IRGC are islam fanatics so they don’t necessarily “get it”! Martyrdom and 72 virgins is still in play with them! What nonsense! Only regime change will make any difference otherwise the lunatics will remain in power! JMO
as Trump has found out, ideologues don’t care if they have a gun to their head.
yes. as are the chinese.
All wars are bankers wars and China is Irans banker. So, yeah, the mullahs will get the message.
The British Crown are Iran’s handlers.
lol. Update your world view to the 21st century. Shanghai can buy the City of London 10x over.
I try to avoid purchasing any product from chine, even at significantly greater expense. I have known, employed, and worked with Chinese descendants and respected their contributions. However, IMESHO, any nation that is intolerant of Christianity does not deserve respect nor business opportunities here.
There is a real disconnect in buying Christmas decorations especially religious ones, made in nations that that don’t allow the practice of christian religions.
Like you, I avoid products mace in China (and Vietnam and other communist countries), but I can’t always do that. Lately I don’t really want to buy from Canada or European countries either.
Russia used to not allow the practice of Christianity. And we were told by our good and pure Western leaders that this is why Russia was our enemy.
Now these same good and pure Western leaders tell us that Russia is our enemy because they’re too Christian….like those scary, backwards, redneck Bible Belt Red States.
And idiot Centrists, who don’t like either Commies or “scary” Christians, nod along, completely oblivious to the hypocritical switcharoo.
Wow….. number one!!
Okay…….do NOT let China build BYD or other or any electric vehicles in the USA!~
God bless the USA :))
China needs energy to make windmills solar panels and lithium batteries that supply the EuroWeenies. The EuroWeenies need energy to furnish their serfs and migrants with heat and electricity not to mention their new need to industrialize their non existent war machines. The EuroWeenies would rather their citizenry suffer if it meant Trump losing the midterms. Obviously they have poor priorities or the crack in their pipes is having an effect on their ability to make rational decisions.
Rationality, reason and logic disappear like a fart in the wind when the TDS sets in.
Truer words never spoken.
BYD..Build Your Demise. They are not coming into the US; so what’s the point of them meeting?
ansar allah attacked riyadh directly last night.
Where was Brennan?
President Trump’s ADMINISTRATION CHANGED Venezuela and it’s OIL on The Market Table for CHINA.
IRAN is LIMITED to Trucking Products to Afghanistan and Pakistan and SMUGGLING / FALSE DOCUMENTED SHIPPING
CHINA HAS LIMITED Their ” TEA POT ” Refineries in Production.
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Chinas-Teapot-Refineries-Cut-Operations-to-Their-Lowest-Level-Since-2017.html
CHINA NEEDS OIL to STAY the PRODUCTION LEADER
> 2025 <
China – 28.7%
United States – 15.5%
https://www.safeguardglobal.com/resources/blog/top-10-manufacturing-countries-in-the-world/
…and, yet, President Trump continues to fund, arm and provide satellite targeting and intelligence for Ukraine to attack Russia…
“The U.K, Canada and Europe have been supporting attacks against gasoline and diesel fuel refineries in Russia. This approach contains a political motivation to drive up gas/diesel prices in the USA as part of an anti-Trump election strategy.”
President Trump repeatedly promised to end the Ukraine War in 24 hours and here we are spending billions to support the EU and Canadian efforts to help the Democrats win. What am I missing? 🙄
You confuse the remnant Deep State actions with Trump.
Stop watching CNN. Doofus.
you’re missing all the cope to pretend like we are not the other party to the war.
Pretty much as Tucker Carlson predicted from outset.
Please elaborate.
Is that you Tucker?
Yes, Tucker has been spot on lately.
Xi isn’t going to be around much longer:
https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/he-is-not-well-rumours-swirl-around-xi-jinping-clip-as-his-health-relations-with-india-questioned/news-story/c20a8d98b7ed85400c02f95fc22e9b33
1-this is about on par with the “rumors” of putin dying off a dozen times.
2-as with the putin canards, the real issue is who will come afterward. i very much doubt it will be someone who just wants to bow down at the altar of the west and do as they are ordered by a flailing empire.
“China has asked Iran to halt all strikes on Saudi Arabia oil fields.”
“The request from China carries a self-interest as China’s oil dependencies have become problematic”
“a political motivation to drive up gas/diesel prices in the USA as part of an anti-Trump election strategy.”
I am sensing the strong possibility of another “WIN” manifesting itself shortly in the “VSGPDJT” column.
How about you?
Good to know.. Thanks Sundance.. I still think the unannounced refinery closure has a lot to do with diesel prices.. All part of a plan to derail the direction we need to go for sovereignty..
Off topic… went to guns show today.. We (US citizens) are arming a standing army on our shores.. Totally out numbered by immigrant, or issue of, by 8 to 1 all male under the age of 23.. with the 1 being boomers 65 or more.. also noted they all had the same hair cut and buying large capacity magazines to go with..
good
If someone in the Trump Admin has oppty to go on national Media, THIS attempt by the Commonwealth/EU scag needs to be identified.
Canada (Carney) and the EU are attempting to interfere with the US elections. Anything they can do to continue the Hormuz crisis and the Ukraine War is their strategy.
Name it. Condemn it. Condemn the News Media for not reporting it !
RANT over.
assuming that china even WANTS to help the american empire stop digging its grave (a big IF), perhaps they just hadn’t had the conversation, yet, when this latest salvo launched….
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/houthi-ballistic-missiles-strike-near-riyadh-airport-first-war