Naval blockade of China: the US House of Representatives could discuss it soon
The House of Representatives is debating a move that, if implemented, would amount to an act of war: a naval blockade of China.
The proposed amendment to the next US defense budget was proposed by Republican Ronny Jackson of Texas, as reported by the Epoch Times , and is part of 800 other amendments approved by the House Armed Services Committee.
Jackson's proposal concerns a "Pentagon study of a naval oil blockade of China" and, according to the author, does not amount to aggression or war.
However, not all members of Congress agree with Jackson. "I can assure you that if China were to publish a plan tomorrow on how to block the United States, we would find it very provocative," said Democrat Adam Smith of Washington, quoted by the Epoch Times.
However, there seem to be many hawks in the House, who have no problem debating war with China.
A Republican representative, Marl Alford, said it was time for the United States to stop worrying about whether talking about war with China would make China angry.
“ China is openly talking about being ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, maybe by 2025 ,” Alford said, according to the Epoch Times. " We need to think about this strategically, and that should include energy and what we should do to cut supplies to China."
Some have pointed out that the Pentagon is already studying a naval blockade of China, but the results of the study proposed by Congressman Jackson and approved by the defense committee are best discussed behind closed doors.
Others have pointed out that nobody in Congress wants a war with China.
“ There is a narrative going around that there are people in the United States, even in Congress, trying to provoke a war with China. None of us want a war with China ,” said Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton.
The discussion of a measure such as the naval blockade in the House of Representatives is inappropriate on several levels: first of all, it is a pure provocation towards China, a country with which, at least for now, the USA is not at war. So it is a technical aspect that should possibly be discussed behind closed doors, both because it involves the military and because it is stupid to inform the adversary in advance. All speeches too subtle for politics.
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