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The War against China – connecting the dots

US War on China | Energy Blockade on China

By Brian Berletic

US/IRAN/China NEW VIDEO: US War on Iran & the Wider Dirty War on China: US/Ukrainian Mercenaries In Myanmar

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Summary: 
– While the US attack on Iran throttles energy production and exports to China, following the cutting of energy exports from Venezuela to China in a war earlier this year, and years of attacking Russian energy production via Ukraine, US-backed militants in Myanmar are attacking pipelines leading directly into China;

– A US citizen and several Ukrainians were caught bringing in large numbers of combat drones to fight the central Myanmar government and attack key infrastructure across the country including Belt and Road Initiative projects;

– Zooming out from any one of these conflicts reveals a global US war and proxy war as well as a developing global oil blockade against China;

References:

  • NEO – American/Ukrainians Caught Arming Militants in Myanmar and the US Dirty War on China (Mar. 20, 2026): https://journal-neo.su/2026/03/20/american-ukrainians-caught-arming-militants-in-myanmar-and-the-us-dirty-war-on-china/
  • The Indian Express – NIA arrests six Ukrainians, one from US for plotting terror activities in India (Mar. 17, 2026): https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nia-arrests-six-ukrainians-one-from-us-for-plotting-terror-activities-in-india-10585555/
  • Reuters – Ukraine seeks release of citizens arrested in India over alleged Myanmar drone activity (Mar. 18, 2026): https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/ukraine-seeks-release-citizens-arrested-india-over-alleged-myanmar-drone-2026-03-18/#:~:text=By%20Krishna%20N.,Sign%20up%20here.
  • CNBC – Who is Matthew VanDyke? NIA arrests US citizen and six Ukrainians for links with anti-India insurgent groups (Mar. 19, 2026): https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/nia-arrests-us-citizen-matthew-aaron-vandyke-six-ukrainians-anti-india-drone-warfare-training-network-in-myanmar-ws-l-19871344.htm
  • Newsweek – Meet Matthew VanDyke, Former U.S. POW Training Ukrainians to Fight Russia (Apr. 2022): https://www.newsweek.com/meet-former-u-s-pow-training-ukrainians-fight-russia-1699373

US-Backed Militants and Opposition in Myanmar

  • The New Atlas – Myanmar: US-backed Fronts Behind War, Blocking Development – starts at around 1 minute, 30 seconds (2021):
    https://youtu.be/7ReeqgDlHmk?si=TIPbp5XRRSVl8Utr&t=91
  • Wikileaks – THAILAND: ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS ALONG THAI BORDER:
    https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/05BANGKOK3930_a.html
  • Wikileaks – SNAPSHOT OF NORTHERN KAREN STATE PROVIDES LITTLE HOPE:
    https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08CHIANGMAI32_a.html
  • Wikileaks – FREE BURMA RANGERS: PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; NOT ARMING
  • INSURGENTS: https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07CHIANGMAI188_a.html
  • Wikileaks – KAREN GROUPS SAY FIGHTING WON’T REACH REFUGEE CAMPS IN THAILAND:
    https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07CHIANGMAI70_a.html
  • Wikileaks – MILITARY DETENTION OF AMCIT UNDERSCORES SHIFT IN THAI POLICY TOWARD BURMA: https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08CHIANGMAI69_a.html
  • The World – Myanmar Elections: A Changing Country and its Exiled Opponents (2013):
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250120151946/https://theworld.org/stories/2013/08/15/myanmar-elections-changing-country-and-its-exiled-opponents
  • US NED – Burma (Myanmar) (2020):  https://web.archive.org/web/20210314232434/https://www.ned.org/region/asia/burma-2020/
  • VOA – Myanmar Shadow Civilian Government Opens Office in Washington (2022): https://www.voanews.com/a/myanmar-shadow-civilian-government-opens-office-in-washington-/6840870.html
  • NUG “Ministry of Foreign Affairs” – Zin Mar Aung: https://mofa.nugmyanmar.org/h-e-daw-zin-mar-aung/
  • US NED – Ms. Zin Mar Aung:
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201202195214/https://www.ned.org/fellows/ms-zin-mar-aung/
  • US State Department – International Women of Courage Award Winners 2012:
    https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2012/bio/index.htm
  • The New Atlas – Washington’s, Not Myanmar’s “National Unity Government” (2021):
    https://youtu.be/AqoM5JwnQcI?si=sMdbz_sZivTov7Bl

A Maritime Oil Blockade On China

  • US Naval War College Review – A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed (2018): https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-review
  • NYT – The Separation (Dec. 30, 2025): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html

Where to Find Brian’s Work:

  • Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/
  • Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic
  • Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863

How to Support Brian:

  • Buy Brian A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas
  • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer
  • PromptPay: 0851547235

Related:

This is the REAL Endgame in Iran by James Corbett

Ukraine Checkpoint with Brian Berletic

In this video –produced November 10 ’25– Brian Berletic provides a foundational understanding and a status update on the  Ukraine conflict.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding the US Proxy War in Ukraine: First Principles vs. Fantasy

– The Western media continues presenting narratives divergent from reality to the public;

– The key to seeing through these deliberately misleading narratives is having a first principle understanding of the conflict in Ukraine, how and why it began and how it has been perpetuated since it began;

– Understanding that the US politically captured Ukraine, that Kiev no longer serves Ukrainian interests and instead serves Washington’s interests, and that the US military and intelligence agencies run the Ukraine war simply through their Ukrainian proxies, helps cut through claims that “Ukraine” refuses to compromise to US “peace” efforts;

References:

Kalibrated Maps on X:
https://x.com/Kalibrated_Maps
Kalibrated Ukraine Map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?client=safari&mid=1VcGZiwrEi8t9kXvVnWNEmO5ScvBWK6A&ll=48.22252164540759%2C35.858824899999966&z=6
CNN – How Trump-Zelensky meeting turned acrimonious over demands for territorial concessions (Oct. 2025):
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/20/politics/trump-zelensky-meeting-territorial-concessions
Guardian – US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev (2004):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/26/ukraine.usa
RAND Corporation – Extending Russia (2019):
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR3000/RR3063/RAND_RR3063.pdf
NYT – The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin (Feb. 2024):
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/world/europe/cia-ukraine-intelligence-russia-war.html
NYT – The Secret History of America’s Involvement in the Ukraine War (Mar. 2025):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/29/world/europe/us-ukraine-military-war-wiesbaden.html
Reuters – US intelligence helps Ukraine target Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports (Oct. 2025):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-intelligence-helps-ukraine-target-russian-energy-infrastructure-ft-reports-2025-10-12/

Where to Find Brian’s Work:

Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/
Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic
Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863

How to Support Brian’s Work:

Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer
PromptPay: 0851547235

Other outstanding sources for geopolitical news include:

 

Washington’s Unstoppable Superweapon & How to Begin Defending Against It

Washington’s Unstoppable Superweapon & How to Begin Defending Against It by  Brian Berletic …

“At first glance, the NED and other US efforts to control political and information space around the globe don’t appear to be “weapons” at all. Upon closer inspection, they represent the most devastating “weapons of mass destruction” employed this 21st century. They represent a serious threat to global peace, stability, and prosperity. Equally serious efforts must be made to expose and defend against them.”

Sad day for Syria. Sad day for the world.

Posted December 08, 2024 

 

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Former commander of Al-Qaeda Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is the new leader of Syria.

‘Syria: A Battle Lost Amid a Wider War’   with Brian Berletic (aka Tony Cartalucci) of The New Atlas (previously Land Destroyer) 

  • Syria’s collapse is a loss for the Syrian people and their Iranian, Russian, and Chinese allies;
  • It is a reminder that while US military and industrial power wanes, it still possesses potent “superweapons” in terms of monopolizing information space, poisoning populations against their own best interests, and toppling nations;
  • The US strategy has been to create multiple crises for Russia along its periphery including in Syria, forcing Russia to make difficult decisions regarding where it commits limited resources;
  • The multipolar world must accept the reality that what is essentially World War 3 is ongoing and they will all eventually be targeted in turn;
  • Investment is required in securing and defending national and regional information space from US interference through the creation of local education programs producing journalists and analysts, local social media platforms to replace US-based platforms, and laws ending foreign funding of media inside targeted countries;

Resources:

New Yorker – The Redirection (2009):
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/03/05/the-redirection
Judicial Watch – DIA document (2012):
https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/pgs-287-293-291-jw-v-dod-and-state-14-812-2/
NYT – U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings (2011):
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/world/15aid.html
CNN – Syrian rebel leader says goal is to ‘overthrow’ Assad regime (Dec. 6, 2024):
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/06/middleeast/syria-rebel-forces-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-al-jolani-intl-latam/index.html
US State Dept. – Foreign Terrorist Organizations:
https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
RAND Corporation – Extending Russia (2019):
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3063.html

 

Related:

From Caitlin Johnson (@caitoz) on X:

Another Nation Absorbed Into The Blob Of The Empire And now the imperial blob rolls on to absorb its next target, having grown one Syria-sized increment larger after spending years digesting that nation via proxy warfare, sanctions, relentless bombing campaigns from Israel, and a military occupation designed to steal its food and fuel. Reading by Tim Foley.

https://x.com/i/status/1865960744870887440

Patrick Henningsen Syria the collapse and the BS of the entire War

Syrian Girl on Twitter/X @Partisangirl

Stopping ISIS

Retrospectives:

Scott Ritter: The Fall of Assad and its consequences in Syria and Beyond

Syria power vacuum w/ Jeffrey Sachs (Live)