There is a lot in this posting, which I suppose is a newsletter loaded with information.
> On Mar 12, 2026, at 23:39, Patrick Bond via groups.io > <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a two-part analysis of the key interaction of the BRICS in relation > to the war on Iran. At this point, we will focus on China. Next, we will > focus on Russia and India. > > Don't shoot! I'm Chinese-owned! > > > ... > First, energy. China and Iran signed a 25-year, $400 billion, mutually > beneficial agreement that basically links energy and infrastructure > investment. > > For all practical purposes, the Strait of Hormuz is blocked due to the West's > frantic withdrawal of insurance. Not because Tehran has blocked it. > > China receives 90% of Iran's total crude oil exports, accounting for 12% of > Chinese imports. The key is that China still has access to Iranian exports, > as well as those from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar > and Iraq: this is due to the strong strategic alliance between Tehran and > Beijing, which means that oil tankers bound for China can cross the Strait of > Hormuz. > > Beijing and Tehran negotiated a bilateral safe passage, effective since last > Friday, in what is, for all practical purposes, a crucial maritime corridor, > closed multilaterally. It is no surprise that more and more oil tankers carry > the magic words "Chinese-owned" on their transponders. That is their naval > diplomatic passport. > > Translation: and this represents a major change: the end of the > thalassocratic hegemony of the Empire of Chaos. > > 'Freedom of navigation' in certain maritime connectivity corridors now means > 'an agreement with China'. Chinese-owned, yes; but not European, Japanese or > even South Korean. > > What Tehran receives, in spades, is Chinese high-tech assistance in the war > against the Epstein Syndicate. And that began even before the war. > > The Chinese intelligence ship Liaowang-1, a state-of-the-art space tracking > and SIGINT (signals intelligence) vessel, has been sailing for weeks off the > coast of Oman, providing Iran with real-time electromagnetic information on > the naval and air movements of the Epstein Syndicate. > > This largely explains the pinpoint accuracy of most Iranian attacks. > > The Liaowang-1, escorted by Type 055 and Type 052D destroyers, carries at > least five radar domes and high-gain antennas, which accurately track at > least 1,200 air and missile targets simultaneously using deep neural network > algorithms. The range of its sensors is approximately 6,000 kilometres. > > The good news is that these sensors can track both a Chinese satellite and a > US airline. > > China is helping its strategic partner without firing a single shot, simply > by sailing a surveillance platform with neural network processing in > international waters. > I guess they are allies. Mark -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41091): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41091 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118293332/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
