The United States produces about 13.6 million barrels of oil per day and consumes about 20.6 million barrels per day, leaving a gap of roughly 7 million barrels that must be filled by imports - mostly from Canada and Mexico.
The U.S. has no spare oil to EXPORT to the world to make up for the entire Persian Gulf. Trump MAGA-tards are delusional (of course).
China's power grid is largely powered by coal and renewables (hydro, solar, wind), NOT natural gas and oil.
It's U.S. allies in the region (Taiwan, South Korea, Japan) who depend far more heavily on gas and oil, compared to China.
Anyone arguing that Trump blocking the Strait of Hormuz is going to pressure China to pressure Iran to reopen the strait isn't well-schooled on reality.
If anything, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan are going to be screaming at Trump to stop the escalation before they suffer power grid collapse and industrial "lights out" scenarios.
Meanwhile, China can purchase gas and oil from Russia, Brazil, Africa and Canada to get by.
Trump on April 5th: "Open the F---in' Strait, you crazy b------s, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH!"
Trump on April 12th: I will join you in closing the strait.
Total surrender. And an admission that all the celebrated bombing of Iran accomplished nothing.