https://xcancel.com/Sec_Noem/status/2002481990755627050#m
https://archive.is/e8WBm (reuters)
edit // changed the title from “Venezuelan oil tanker” to “oil tanker near Venezuela”. nytimes says the ship was flagged with Panama. the reuters article seems to say that the oil was headed to China.
The late Qing never had the same imperial ambitions as the US so maybe comparing it to another colonial empire like the British who still manage to export violence despite being well past their prime