China defies Trump: Chinese tanker travels through Strait of Hormuz after Beijing declares US blockade 'dangerous and irresponsible' - Live updates ⁠0%

By Eliana Silver⁠0%

4/13/2026, 11:34:27 PM

Topics: Live Blog
Keywords: Dailymail, Live Blog

BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Confirmation Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 58.5% saturation with 169 hits. Analysis detected 979 faulty-reasoning hits from 289 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the article peer group.

A Chinese tanker under US sanctions passed though the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, defying Washington's naval blockade that began on Monday. 
After circling the area late on Monday and initially turning back, the 600ft long vessel passed through the waterway on Tuesday. 
Oil tanker Rich Starry is owned by Shanghai Xuanrun Shipping Co Ltd. and became a target for US sanctions because it was used to transport Iranian crude. 
Rich Starry is a medium-range tanker that is carrying about 250,000 barrels of methanol, according to the data. 
It loaded the cargo at its last port of call, the UAE's Hamriyah, the data showed. 
Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the US navy would block 'any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz', adding on Monday that the US would blockade ships 'entering or exiting Iranian ports'. 
Meanwhile, China said on Tuesday that a US blockade around Iranian ports was 'dangerous and irresponsible', after the US President threatened to sink any boats that sought to leave or dock there. 
'The US increased military operations and took a targeted blockade action, which will only exacerbate tensions and undermine the already fragile ceasefire agreement and further jeopardise safety of passage through the Strait,' Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a news conference, adding 'this is dangerous and irresponsible behaviour'. 
It comes as Saudi Arabia is pressing the US to drop its blockade of the waterway and return to the negotiating table, fearing Washington's move to close it off could lead Iran to escalate and disrupt other important shipping routes, the Wall Street Journal reports. 
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289 words analyzed.

Speakers

3speakers41%attributed speech170writer words
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Writer's voice • 21 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 22 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 21 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 27 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 18 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 16 words • 100.0% coverageDonald Trump • 38 words • 0.0% coverageChina • 32 words • 100.0% coverageGuo Jiakun • 49 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 45 words • 100.0% coverage
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Guo Jiakun

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0%15.0%30.0%Attempt to Sell a Product -26.5 ptsWriter: 26.5%Guo Jiakun: 0.0%0.0%Biased Writer Voice-25.3 ptsWriter: 25.3%Guo Jiakun: 0.0%0.0%Unattributed Quote-20.0 ptsWriter: 20.0%Guo Jiakun: 0.0%0.0%Quote-first Misdirection-12.4 ptsWriter: 12.4%Guo Jiakun: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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