China Denounces U.S. Intervention in Venezuela, Casting Washington as a Global Lawbreaker

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke out forcefully against the U.S. detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during talks with his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing on January 4, 2026. Image via Xinhua

Over the weekend, the Chinese government steadily intensified its denunciations of the United States over the recent military intervention in Venezuela and the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday blasted Washington for violating Venezuela’s sovereignty and said no country is empowered to act as an “international police” or style itself as an “international judge.”

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