2 weeks ago - The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters that this was a "typical act of bullying, a serious violation of international law, a severe infringement upon Venezuela's sovereignty and will do grave damage to the rights of the Venezuelan people." ... Some wonder if China is waiting and watching to see if it could do the same in Taiwan, the self-governing island which it views as a breakaway province.

2 weeks ago - BEIJING, Jan 5 (Reuters) - China's top diplomat accused the U.S. of acting like a "world judge" by seizing Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro to put him on trial in New York, with Beijing later confronting Washington at the United Nations over ...

2 weeks ago - Ryan Berg is director of the Americas Program and head of the Future of Venezuela Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The Trump administration is serious about the Western Hemisphere strategy outlined in the recent National Security Strategy document, with a Trump Corollary over the hemisphere. The fact that President Trump launched this operation hours after Nicolás Maduro met with China’s special envoy sends a clear and unequivocal message to China and its role in the Americas.

2 weeks ago - Venezuela’s long time Foreign Minster Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony declaring President Hugo Chavez official winner of the presidential elections at the Electoral Council in Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 10, 2012, where Chavez announced he was naming Maduro as his new vice president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File) Read More ... In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, speaks at the New Year gathering held by the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing on Wednesday, Dec.

[45] Micah McCartney, “China-Made Military Radars May Have Failed Venezuela During US Raid,” Newsweek, January 7, 2026.

China has reacted sharply to the large-scale attack by the US on Venezuela and capture of President Nicolas Maduro.

2 weeks ago - U.S. Captures Maduro After Chinese Envoy Meeting Trump-directed operation strains U.S.-China ties amid Venezuela tensions, Chinese investments

2 weeks ago - China's immediate priority in the wake of the U.S. attack on Venezuela is to protect economic interests, analysts said.

4 days ago - China needs to legislate to protect itself against the risk of “external suppression” and safeguard its technology and supply chains, a legal expert with a top Beijing think tank has warned.

2 days ago - America’s military action in Venezuela and President Donald Trump’s talk of owning Greenland are stoking concerns that the United States is dismantling the rules-based global order. But this could also be a diplomatic opening for China as it tries to portray itself, in contrast, as a more responsible and stabilising power.

1 week ago - China has closely followed Mr. Trump’s comments singling out countries like Colombia, Cuba and Mexico, and it has expressed its opposition to the U.S. actions in Venezuela, saying China’s economic relationship with the country is “protected by international law and relevant laws.”

2 weeks ago - China strongly condemns U.S. use of force against Venezuela-

“China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the US’s blatant use of force against a sovereign state and action against its president,” a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. The remarks came after US President Donald Trump said Washington carried out a "large scale strike" against Venezuela, and that Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of the country.

2 weeks ago - The US president revealed American oil firms will 'go in and rebuild this system' as he signalled a plan to take control of huge and largely untapped reserves in Venezuela. But China, which has invested billions in Venezuela's oil industry, claimed agreements it has with Caracas over oil exports from the country would be 'protected by law'.

5 days ago - Venezuela's Chinese air defense radars weren't game-changing during the US raid to capture Maduro. China has touted the effectiveness in combat of radars like its JY-27A.

2 weeks ago - Wang Yiwei, the director of the international affairs institute at Renmin University in Beijing, said Trump’s actions were “imperialist” and that Venezuela was likely “just the first” country in Latin America to be subjected to this kind of assault. China has been boosting its diplomacy and investment in Latin America for years, challenging US influence in Washington’s back yard.

2 weeks ago - A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Saturday said China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the U.S. blatant use of force against a sovereign state and action against its president.

China sharply criticized the US on Tuesday for increasing its military deployment near Venezuela, warning that Washington's actions have heightened regional tensions and threatened peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean.