"For 47 years, the United States kept the Strait of Hormuz open. China built the world's second largest economy on oil that flowed through it without ever once paying for the protection that made it possible. Trump just presented the bill and it is going to cost China far more than money." "In this video we break down exactly why China is facing its biggest energy crisis in decades — and why the United States walking away from the Strait of Hormuz is the single most consequential geopolitical decision of 2026. We explain how China built the world's second largest economy on oil that flowed through a strait it never once helped protect, why 37.7 percent of all Hormuz oil goes directly to China, and what happens now that America has officially ended 47 years of military commitment to keeping it open. "We cover the complete scale of China's energy exposure — 5.4 million barrels per day flowing through a single chokepoint, 80 percent of Iran's oil ex...