VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“Keep in mind that the Chinese get 50 percent … of their energy from inside the Gulf. So it would do them a big service to get with the programme.”
Scott Bessent · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-20
Bessent noted China's reliance on Gulf energy as a reason to support the US strategy.
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