12 hours ago - Qiu Xiaoqi, China’s special envoy to Latin America, had arrived in Caracas and met Maduro hours before the latter was captured. Shortly before, Wang Yi and Yván Gil, the two countries’ foreign ministers, had spoken by phone to affirm China’s “solidarity and firm support for Venezuela in defending its sovereignty, independence and stability.”

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.

3 days ago - Member nations of the Security Council described the raid as a violation of international law, and representatives from Russia and China demanded the couple’s release. Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., defended his country’s ouster of Mr. Maduro, saying that there was “no war against Venezuela or its people.” He called Mr.

19 hours 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.

2 weeks ago - The Chinese Foreign Ministry has slammed the US attack on Venezuela and capture of Nicolas Maduro, calling them “hegemonic.” · On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that his administration will “run” the oil-rich South American ...

3 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 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 ...

Maduro declared himself the victor ... the first 11 months of 2025.[11] Starting in 2020, China had a trade surplus with Venezuela, which reached $3.8 billion for the first 11 months of 2025 (see figure).[12]...

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

1 week 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.

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4 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 - 3 (Xinhua) -- China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the U.S.'s blatant use of force against a sovereign state and action against its president, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Saturday. It's reported that the U.S. launched military strikes on Venezuela and Donald ...

1 day ago - The political upheaval in Venezuela and Iran — including military strikes, threatened and realized, by the Trump administration — could provide opportunities for China to bolster its claim to being a reliable, stabilizing alternative to a U.S.-led world order, analysts say.

4 days ago - By deposing Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and taking over the country's oil industry, the U.S. can curb Chinese access to crucial resources and mining investments. By annexing Greenland, it could keep rivals out of emerging trade routes and, potentially, mining of minerals. By tariffing anyone trading with Iran, as protests threaten the survival of its regime, the U.S. can penalize both the Middle Eastern country and China for buying oil from it.

46 minutes ago - Kaja Kallas wrote in a post on social media that "China and Russia must be having a field day".

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.