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US starts war, yet Bessent calls China "unreliable"

By Meng Zhe, Xu-Pan Yiru, and Gao Jie | China Daily | Updated: 2026-04-16 00:35
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On April 14, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called China an "unreliable partner" on oil stockpiling.

But who created the crisis?
· The US launched the war.
· The US destabilized the Strait of Hormuz — a route carrying nearly 20% of global oil supply.
China is not the problem, and it shouldn't be the scapegoat.

Bessent also tried to criticize China over rare earths. But it was the US that launched the tariff war. China's export controls are lawful, targeted, and allow civilian use. Supply chains are still functioning.

You can't blame China on everything.

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