China Congratulates Venezuela’s Maduro on Re-Election

Venezuelan President and presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro reacts following the presidential election results in Caracas on July 29, 2024. Yuri CORTEZ / AFP

China on Monday congratulated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on his re-election, after a vote whose official results were immediately rejected by the country’s opposition and key regional nations.

“China congratulates Venezuela for smoothly holding its presidential election and congratulates President Maduro on his successful re-election,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular briefing.

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