China has been buying Venezuelan oil despite sanctions by EU and U.S.

After Maduro stole his most recent "election," MOST of the non-communist world imposed sanctions on Venezuelan oil.  So nations that agreed with the sanctions couldn't legally buy Venezuelan oil.  Even the moronic heads of the corrupt, thug-loving EU joined the sanctions.

But of course the communists LOVED Maduro--not only because he was a fellow communist but because he provided a huge foothold for them in the western hemisphere.  Prior to Chavez and Maduro taking over Vz the commies only had Cuba, which has been impoverished for decades.  

So Russia and China have been merrily defying the west's sanctions.  As a result, the main buyer of Venezuelan oil is China, and they've been buying about half a million barrels of Vz oil every DAY.

And because the Chinese know Maduro can't sell anywhere else, they've been able to strike a deal to buy Vz oil at about $9 per barrel less than the world price, saving them $4.5 million per DAY.

It's been such a lucrative deal that for the past year China has been buying far more oil than it needs and storing it for future use.  

Another telltale: The EU and U.S. have imposed sanctions on the sale of Russian oil due to its war on Ukraine.  In the past Russia has used tankers flying third-world flags to ship its oil, since the U.S. and EU are less likely to seize a ship registered in a 3rd-world nation. 

But in the last six months Lloyds of London reports that 42 such vessels have switched to sailing under the Russian flag, presumably on the theory that the U.S. would be less likely to seize ships openly owned or leased by Russia.

The Wall Street Journal reports that tankers filled with sanctioned crude oil totalling six million barrels per day are at sea but unable to find buyers.  That represents about six percent of the world's daily demand, which is a LOT.
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In August of 2019, during Trump's first term, the U.S. and EU imposed sanctions on Vz selling oil.  China stopped buying Vz crude oil.  But Reuters reported that just over two weeks after the Democrats stole the 2020 U.S. presidential election for bribem--on November 24th of 2020--China resumed buying oil directly from Venezuela.

Yes, Trump was still president until Jan 20th of 2021, but China's leaders knew--as did Trump--that the courts and the Deep State would block any moves to punish either Vz or China for evading the sanctions.

Question is, why were the Chinese absolutely sure bribem wouldn't retaliate?

Ohh, that's right: $40 million in bribes, collected by Hunty for the whole bribem family.  Of course this was reported by Reuters at the time, yet "your" Mainstream Media totally ignored it: you never heard this tiny li'l tidbit until just now.