China releases terrifying video of soldiers ‘preparing for battle’ after Trump threat

The official press account of China’s armed forces has shared a video on social media platform X showing the country’s military capabilities, hours after China warned the US against blocking ports of its major oil supplier.

China Military Bugle’s post shows soldiers, aircrafts, submarines and missiles performing night drills.

The post read: “Sleepless in battle … Night drill, night fire, night missions”.

The post comes after the world’s second largest economy issued a stern warning to the US that blocking the Strait of Hormuz is a threat to global interests.

The US naval blockade on all ships entering and leaving Iranian ports in the strait began on Monday at 3pm UK time. The blockade of Iran’s ports comes in an effort to force the country to meet US demands after peace talks held in Pakistan between the countries on Saturday ended without an agreement.

Posting on social media, US President Donald Trump said that “attack ships” would be “immediately eliminated” if they entered the blockade area.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned that the move risks escalating the crisis and disrupting global oil supply.

China is one of Iran’s biggest oil consumers.

A spokesperson for the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Monday, April 13: “Chinese ships continue to move in and out of the waters of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“We have trade and energy agreements with Iran, which we will respect and abide by. We expect others not to interfere in our affairs.”

“Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, and has opened it to us.”

Iran has also distrupted global oil supply after it stopped the movement of oil tankers through the strait following joint US-Israeli strikes on several key Iranian sites since February 28.

About one fifth of global oil traded passes throught the strait, causing widespread panic in fuel markets across the globe.