6 d. ago U.S. Used Venezuela Raid to Tell China to Stay Out of the Americas, Officials Say

U.S. Used Venezuela Raid to Tell China to Stay Out of the Americas, Officials Say  The Sunday Guardian

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6 d. ago Can Peru keep both China and US onside in an increasingly volatile environment?

Last weekend’s US raid on Venezuela has shone a spotlight on the wider strategic concerns in play in South America, including the US-China rivalry in countries such as Peru. The country is a key hub for mineral exports to Asian markets, but it has tried to maintain a balance between Beijing and Washington. China had funded a strategically important port on Peru’s Pacific coast, but it had remained “broadly aligned” with US interests, analysts said. Washington also regards it as part of its...

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7 d. ago How the US raid in Venezuela has triggered Brazilian fury and a Chinese opening

Last weekend, following the US military operation in Venezuela abducting its leader, Nicolas Maduro, Brazil’s president denounced the attack as a “flagrant violation of international law” and having “crossed an unacceptable line”. “These acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela’s sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community,” Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wrote on social media. Lula, who said attacking countries was “the first step towards a...

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7 d. ago Why Trump's Venezuela raid may not stop China's influence in South America

Why Trump's Venezuela raid may not stop China's influence in South America  NBC News

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8 d. ago China FM Wang Yi opens Africa tour with united call for rules

China and the African Union issued a joint call to uphold an international law-based order, with particular respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, in a display of unity against Washington’s raid on Venezuela. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and African Union chief Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expressed concerns over the events in Venezuela in a statement released after their meeting in Ethiopia on Thursday. The United States raided Venezuela on Saturday and abducted its leader Nicolas...

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8 d. ago Top South Korean official calls Trump’s Venezuela raid ‘violent atrocity’, stirring unease

Senior officials in South Korea’s Prime Minister’s Office are voicing concern over Park Seok-woon, a committee chairman under its authority, after he joined protests criticising US President Donald Trump and his administration over American military operations in Venezuela. Park, a long-time liberal activist, took part in a rally on Monday in front of the US embassy in Seoul, following an American military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power since 2013,...

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9 d. ago China and Taiwan both see lessons in America’s raid on Venezuela

China and Taiwan both see lessons in America’s raid on Venezuela  The Economist

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9 d. ago Did the U.S. raid in Venezuela send a message to China — and Taiwan?

Did the U.S. raid in Venezuela send a message to China — and Taiwan?  Arizona Daily Star

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9 d. ago Why US move against Maduro unlikely to drive China from Latin America

The US decision to raid Venezuela, detain its President Nicolas Maduro and bring him to the United States, ostensibly on drug trafficking charges, will have serious downstream effects, but of what variety? US President Donald Trump has already sent ominous warnings to other Latin American countries whose leaders oppose all or parts of his agenda – from Colombia to Cuba to Mexico – and threatened Maduro’s successor with similar, or worse, treatment if she does not cooperate. Does this suggest...

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9 d. ago Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong says US raid in Venezuela is worrying for small countries

The United States’ intervention into Venezuela would have worrying long-term consequences to the international system and small countries in particular, Singapore’s former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday. Senior Minister Lee, who stepped down as prime minister in May 2024, noted that Singapore had always stated its position unequivocally and voted accordingly on such matters that were contrary to international law and the UN Charter, listing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the...

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1 week ago Why China may want to avoid direct confrontation with US after Venezuela raid

China is expected to avoid direct confrontation with the United States following the assault on Venezuela, but analysts said it may try to capitalise on the unease created among Latin American countries to deepen economic and diplomatic ties. Beijing had already been expanding its influence in the region through investments and trade, but these interests face a direct challenge from Washington’s increasing assertiveness as President Donald Trump has said the US was now “in charge” of Venezuela...

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1 week ago The Maduro effect: regime change fears grip Asia’s autocrats after US raid on Venezuela

The United States’ dramatic capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro at the weekend has sent shock waves across Asia, where analysts say authoritarian rulers, now deeply wary of Washington’s motives, are likely to draw closer to Moscow and Beijing. US special forces stormed Maduro’s residence in Caracas early on Saturday morning, seizing the Venezuelan leader and his wife before flying them to the US, where both face federal charges of narcoterrorism and drug trafficking. Washington has long...

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1 week ago The Maduro effect: US raid accelerates Asia’s drift away from Washington

The United States’ dramatic abduction of Venezuela’s former leader Nicolas Maduro at the weekend has sent shock waves across Asia, where analysts say authoritarian rulers, now deeply wary of Washington’s erratic behaviour, are likely to draw closer to Moscow and Beijing. US special forces stormed Maduro’s residence in Caracas early on Saturday morning, seizing him and his wife before flying them to the US, where both face federal charges of narcoterrorism and drug trafficking. Washington has...

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1 week ago What the U.S. raid in Venezuela means for countries like China and Russia

What the U.S. raid in Venezuela means for countries like China and Russia  NPR

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1 week ago Trump team praises US media for keeping its Venezuela raid plan secret

In the wake of last weekend’s US military action in Venezuela, the US news media got something it has seldom heard from the Trump administration: a “thank you”. Secretary of State Marco Rubio credited news organisations that had learned in advance about last Saturday’s strike that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with not putting the mission in jeopardy by publicly reporting on it before it happened. Rubio’s acknowledgement was particularly noteworthy because US Defence...

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1 week ago America’s raid on Venezuela reveals the limits of China’s reach

America’s raid on Venezuela reveals the limits of China’s reach  The Economist

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1 week ago China probes banks’ Venezuela credit exposure after US raid, say reports; Deutsche Bank shares trade above book value

China probes banks’ Venezuela credit exposure after US raid, say reports; Deutsche Bank shares trade above book value  TheBanker.com

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1 week ago China's Xi warns against 'bullying acts' amid US raid on Venezuela

China's Xi warns against 'bullying acts' amid US raid on Venezuela  TRT World

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1 week ago China is likely to thread the needle after US attack on Venezuela

China will be patient and play the long game as it views the new geopolitical chessboard, recalibrating carefully in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s move on Saturday to decapitate Venezuela’s leadership, analysts said. In a daring predawn raid, US forces descended on ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and airlifted him shackled and blindfolded to New York to face charges of “narcoterrorism conspiracy” and illegal weapons trafficking. “China is likely to thread this needle...

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1 week ago China's top diplomat decries US raid on Venezuela, pushes back against any country acting as 'world policeman'

China's top diplomat decries US raid on Venezuela, pushes back against any country acting as 'world policeman'  Anadolu Ajansı

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