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U.S. Intelligence Questions Whether Venezuela’s Interim Leader Will Cut Ties With China, Iran and Russia
By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Matt Spetalnick U.S. intelligence reports have raised doubts about whether interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez will cooperate with the Trump administration by formally cutting ties with U.S. adversaries, four people familiar with the reports said ...
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U.S. Allows China to Purchase Venezuelan Oil but Not at ‘Undercut’ Prices of Maduro Days, Official Says
By Timothy Gardner The Trump administration is allowing China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at "unfair, undercut" prices at which Caracas sold the crude before the U.S. removed President Nicolas Maduro, a U.S. official said on Thursday. While the ...
China’s Low-Key Response to the Iran Crisis
China was among the first and most vocal opponents of the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. Curiously, though, when U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to launch military strikes against Iran as Tehran dealt with ...
Why U.S. Pressure on Iran May Matter Less to China Than Washington Thinks
U.S. President Donald Trump's mounting pressure on both Venezuela and Iran is primarily targeted at the governments in both countries, but a clear secondary priority is to put more pressure on China. Both Iran and Venezuela have longstanding ties with China ...
Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Targets China, U.S. Oil Firms Could Pay the Price: Bousso
By Ron Bousso President Donald Trump plans to import previously sanctioned Venezuelan oil into the U.S., tearing up the global energy playbook and underscoring the seriousness of the administration’s ambition to dominate the Western Hemisphere.
China’s next five-year economic development plan will be unveiled at its largely ceremonial national legislature, the National People’s Congress, on March 5. The plan, which covers 2026 to 2030, will likely outline the CPC’s aim to shift the Chinese economy toward boosting domestic consumption. ...
U.S. Intelligence Questions Whether Venezuela’s Interim Leader Will Cut Ties With China, Iran and Russia
By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Matt Spetalnick U.S. intelligence reports have raised doubts about whether interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez will cooperate with the Trump administration by formally cutting ties with U.S. adversaries, four people familiar with the reports said ...
U.S. Allows China to Purchase Venezuelan Oil but Not at ‘Undercut’ Prices of Maduro Days, Official Says
By Timothy Gardner The Trump administration is allowing China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at "unfair, undercut" prices at which Caracas sold the crude before the U.S. removed President Nicolas Maduro, a U.S. official said on Thursday. While the ...
China’s Low-Key Response to the Iran Crisis
China was among the first and most vocal opponents of the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. Curiously, though, when U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to launch military strikes against Iran as Tehran dealt with ...
Why U.S. Pressure on Iran May Matter Less to China Than Washington Thinks
U.S. President Donald Trump's mounting pressure on both Venezuela and Iran is primarily targeted at the governments in both countries, but a clear secondary priority is to put more pressure on China. Both Iran and Venezuela have longstanding ties with China ...
Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Targets China, U.S. Oil Firms Could Pay the Price: Bousso
By Ron Bousso President Donald Trump plans to import previously sanctioned Venezuelan oil into the U.S., tearing up the global energy playbook and underscoring the seriousness of the administration’s ambition to dominate the Western Hemisphere.
Why Greenland is the New Front in the U.S.–China Resource Rivalry
By Lukas Fiala After a showcase of U.S. military might in Venezuela, the longstanding back-and-forth about a potential U.S. intervention in Greenland continues apace. With President Trump announcing earlier this week that the U.S. would acquire Greenland “one way or ...
Trump’s Moves on Venezuela and Greenland Follow the Same Strategy, Says Chinese Scholar
Donald Trump declared last week that the U.S. would act on Greenland “whether they like it or not,” a remark that sparked European concern over Danish sovereignty. However, a Chinese scholar argues that the Greenland episode is inseparable from developments in Venezuela, reflecting the same strategic logic ...
China: The Indispensable Partner of Maduro’s Venezuela
By Peter Catterall China was the dominant buyer of Venezuelan oil under deposed president Nicolas Maduro, the fulcrum of a symbiotic partnership that propped up the South American economy and gave Beijing regional influence. But ...
Is the Crisis in Venezuela a “Setback” for China? Eric Olander on Sinica with Kaiser Kuo
In this special bonus episode, Eric speaks with Kaiser Kuo, host of the popular Sinica Podcast, about China's response to the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Many U.S. ...
China Rejects Trump’s Pressure on Venezuela to Cut Ties
China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday pushed back against the Trump administration’s pressure on Venezuela to cut ties with rival powers. This follows a reported demand to Venezuela’s current leader, Delcy Rodríguez, to expel official advisors from China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran. On ...
China’s Rhetoric Is Clear on Venezuela. Latin America’s Response Is Not.
While the dust from the U.S. military operation in Caracas to oust Nicolás Maduro has yet to settle, early Chinese reactions already offer useful food for thought. The views expressed across Latin America, largely absent from both Chinese and Western commentary, also help contextualize how China’s relationship ...
What Maduro’s Detention Means for China
One of the prevailing narratives that's emerged following the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the detention of President Nicolás Maduro is that this is a major setback for China. Some analysts have called it a "strategic failure" on Beijing's part, ...




