US Pressing Others to Help Reopen Hormuz is to Socialize Liability of Its Self-Made Trouble

China’s Diplomacy

This is an editorial from China Daily.

History’s recurring lesson is that great powers often mistake ultimatums for rational strategy. The Middle East crisis offers another tutorial on that error.

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pressed allies in Europe and Asia to contribute to a US-led effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, arguing… Continue reading