China gave the United States the same response that Britain heard in 1956.Six weeks ago, the United States threatened all countries doing business with Iran with sanctions.China said no to this, loud and clear.When Britain threatened Egypt in 1956, it had heard the same response from the US....
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The United States threatened all countries doing business with Iran with sanctions.
Six weeks ago, the United States threatened all countries doing business with Iran with sanctions.
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China said no to this, loud and clear.
China said no to this, loud and clear.
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Britain threatened Egypt in 1956 and heard the same response from the United States.
When Britain threatened Egypt in 1956, it had heard the same response from the United States.
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This event is considered the end of Britain's imperial era.
This event is considered the end of Britain's imperial era.
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The country hearing the no is the United States.
Today, the country hearing the no is the United States.
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The person drawing a parallel between Britain's and the United States' situations is Ray Dalio.
The person drawing a parallel between Britain's and the United States' situations is Ray Dalio.
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We should look at three questions to see how this will end.
Dalio says we should look at three questions to see how this will end.
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Ray Dalio founded one of the world's largest hedge funds and wrote a book examining 500 years of imperial history.
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The United States is facing a classic great power test.
Dalio's article published at the end of August says the United States is facing a classic great power test.
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This test resembles the one Britain entered and lost in Suez in 1956.
According to the article, this test resembles the one Britain entered and lost in Suez in 1956.
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The United States' plan is to squeeze Iran economically and force it to open the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States' plan is to squeeze Iran economically and force it to open the Strait of Hormuz.
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Countries not joining the plan are being threatened with sanctions.
Countries not joining the plan are being threatened with sanctions.
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Countries have two paths ahead of them.
Dalio writes that countries have two paths ahead of them.
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If most countries join the plan and it works, this would be a big and clear win for the United States.
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If countries challenge the threat and the strait remains under Iran's control, this would be a big and clear failure for the United States.
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We can wait and see which one happens, and lists the three questions to watch.
Dalio says we can wait and see which one happens, and lists the three questions to watch.
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China and Pakistan had announced they wouldn't join, while the United Arab Emirates said it would.
When the article was published, China and Pakistan had announced they wouldn't join, while the United Arab Emirates said it would.
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If the United States doesn't follow through on its threat, it will be caught bluffing.
According to Dalio, if the United States doesn't follow through on its threat, it will be caught bluffing.
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Six weeks have passed since the threat, and answers to these three questions have started to come in.
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The United Arab Emirates had stopped trading with Iran five days before the United States' threat.
The United Arab Emirates, which joined the plan, had stopped trading with Iran five days before the United States' threat.
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China announced in August that it wouldn't comply with the sanctions and hasn't changed its stance.
China, which didn't join the plan, announced in August that it wouldn't comply with the sanctions and hasn't changed its stance.
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China buys more than 80% of the oil Iran sells by sea, so the plan can't work without China.
Since China buys more than 80% of the oil Iran sells by sea, the plan can't work without China.
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On the first day, the United States punished about 60 people, companies, and ships, and in the following weeks, a few banks outside China.
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Among those punished are Chinese companies, but none of China's major banks.
Among those punished are Chinese companies, but none of China's major banks.
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On the day U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the sanctions, he explained why the penalties wouldn't be applied immediately and asked this question.
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At the end of September, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the United States, and the two countries extended their trade truce.
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The Strait of Hormuz, however, has been largely closed for seven months, and Iran says it won't open it without meeting its conditions.
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The United States blocked the money Britain wanted from the International Monetary Fund and didn't support the pound.
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A ceasefire was accepted within a few days, and British troops withdrew before the year ended.
A ceasefire was accepted within a few days, and British troops withdrew before the year ended.
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Britain didn't lose that war on the battlefield, but the whole world saw it couldn't follow through on its threat.
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Dalio doesn't see today's event as a separate crisis either.
Dalio doesn't see today's event as a separate crisis either.
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According to Dalio, what's happening is the current version of a classic conflict seen repeatedly in history between great powers.
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This conflict is driven by changes in countries' power in money, domestic politics, geopolitics, and technology relative to each other.
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These powers can be measured, so we can track where they're headed.
Dalio writes that these powers can be measured, so we can track where they're headed.
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No form of government, no economic system, no currency, and no empire lasts forever.
Yet when they collapse, almost everyone is surprised and suffers the consequences.
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Britain experienced this after Suez; the United States' test is still ongoing.
Britain experienced this after Suez; the United States' test is still ongoing.
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- China said no to this, loud and clear.
collides with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told lawmakers that Russia and China, at different levels, are enabling what Iran is doing. · Trump says Russia, China not ‘participating’ in Iran war ‘in my opinion’
- Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the United States and the two countries extended their trade truce.
collides with Xi Jinping will visit the United States on September 24, 2026. · Trump said that Putin and Xi promised not to supply weapons to Iran
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