Hello John and Doves,This is a very interesting article. Published April 14, 2026:Indonesia "controls another oil-shipping passage critical to China: the Strait of Malacca." If Trump ends up controlling Hormuz...and he befriends Indonesia....China could have their oil caught in two 'chokepoints'.Big recent changes with Indonesia: "sudden shift from official neutrality to a rash of signing major American trade deals, joining Peace Boards, praising President Trump's leadership, and now granting American flyover rights.""The February and March trade deals lowered Indonesia's tariff rate from a threatened 32% to 19% and lowered tariffs to zero on its key exports of palm oil, coffee, cocoa, spices and rubber. Indonesia agreed to buy American planes and invest $10 billion in the U.S. The U.S. also agreed to sell Indonesia oil and natural gas, help the country build modular nuclear reactors and but its rare minerals...""If Trump controls Hormuz and has leverage of Malacca, China's entire energy supply is in American hands. That's not a trade war. That's an existential chokehold."
Trump Just Dropped the Biggest Puzzle Piece Yet ... America Now Has China’s Oil By the Throat - Flopping AcesThen Zerohedge is reporting that China's embassy in D.C. is putting up a security perimeter with barbed wire. This article is dated April 11, 2026.There are photos that "appear to show at least four workers installing the barbed wire atop an already hardened perimeter wall of block and iron fencing." This raises obvious questions: "whether Beijing is responding to a certain threat, anticipating protests or unrest nearby, or preparing for the arrival of a senior official or foreign delegation."Is China anticipating a 'dust up' with the U.S. soon? Do they see what President Trump/U.S. is trying to do with the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca in terms of THEM?Just looking at a couple of dots....Definitely something to be aware of....Maranatha!Chance