30 h. ago China says it is working ‘with all parties’ to prevent escalation in Venezuela

China said on Wednesday that it is working “with all parties” to prevent a military escalation in the Caribbean as the United States intensifies operations near Venezuela, the latest sign of Beijing’s growing diplomatic and symbolic support for President Nicolas Maduro. Asked to comment on the Venezuelan crisis, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told reporters that Beijing “opposes any action that violates the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter or undermines the...

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65 h. ago China opposes US 'interference' in Venezuela and Latin America, urges diplomacy

China opposes US 'interference' in Venezuela and Latin America, urges diplomacy  TRT World

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4 d. ago China Calls for End of U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela, Cuba

China Calls for End of U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela, Cuba  The China-Global South Project

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5 d. ago Why Venezuela’s allies Russia and China are slinking away as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro

Why Venezuela’s allies Russia and China are slinking away as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro  New York Post

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6 d. ago Why Russia and China Are Sitting Out Venezuela’s Clash With Trump

Why Russia and China Are Sitting Out Venezuela’s Clash With Trump  The Wall Street Journal

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6 d. ago China Urges US to End Blockade and Interference Against Cuba and Venezuela

China Urges US to End Blockade and Interference Against Cuba and Venezuela  Orinoco Tribune

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7 d. ago China urges U.S. to remove illegal, unilateral sanctions on Venezuela

China urges U.S. to remove illegal, unilateral sanctions on Venezuela  Tehran Times

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1 week ago China slams the U.S. over Venezuela, pledges support for Maduro

China slams the U.S. over Venezuela, pledges support for Maduro  AnewZ

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1 week ago US ramps up pressure on Venezuela; possible push to stop China & Russia influence

US ramps up pressure on Venezuela; possible push to stop China & Russia influence  KEYE

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1 week ago Xi Jinping pledges support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed Beijing’s steadfast support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, sending a congratulatory letter on the eve of the embattled leader’s birthday that pledged continued backing for the South American country’s sovereignty amid mounting regional tensions and US military pressure. In the message, released by Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry over the weekend, Xi described China and Venezuela as “intimate friends, dear brothers and good partners”. He vowed to...

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2 w. ago Opinion | Trump’s Trade War Showed That China Can Stand Up to America

Opinion | Trump’s Trade War Showed That China Can Stand Up to America  The New York Times

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2 w. ago China’s military mouthpiece hits out at US ‘gunboat diplomacy’ over Venezuela

China’s official military newspaper has accused the United States of “gunboat diplomacy” amid rising tensions with Venezuela. The Pentagon announced on Sunday that a strike group including the US Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, had been deployed to the Caribbean, carrying thousands of service personnel and dozens of aircraft. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had not ruled out sending US troops to Venezuela, while also expressing a willingness to engage in...

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2 w. ago Colombia pushes for talks – to include China – over US military action in region

Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for a high-level security meeting with the United States, China and regional partners, arguing that recent US military deployments and strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific are escalating tensions in the region. Joining other regional voices condemning the operations, he stressed that Latin America and the Caribbean should be treated with respect and repeated his proposal for talks in Pearl Harbour, noting that he...

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2 w. ago Opinion | The US War on China, Venezuela, and the Global Left

Opinion | The US War on China, Venezuela, and the Global Left  Common Dreams

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3 w. ago China moves into Venezuela as Maduro regime gets Beijing lifeline amid US tensions

China moves into Venezuela as Maduro regime gets Beijing lifeline amid US tensions  Fox News

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3 w. ago China has big ambitions in space and the Arctic. Should the West be worried?

In 2003, a decade after the humiliation of the Yinhe incident – when a Chinese container ship was left stranded for weeks after the United States jammed its Global Positioning System (GPS) – Beijing set its sights on bypassing the American satellite network. At first, it turned to the European Union, pledging €230 million (then US$260 million) to join the Galileo project, an independent satellite navigation system designed to reduce Europe’s reliance on GPS. But the partnership did not last....

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3 w. ago The U.S. War on China, Venezuela, and the International Left

The U.S. War on China, Venezuela, and the International Left  CounterPunch.org

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4 w. ago How Deng Xiaoping secured China’s winning hand in the tech war

On the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region in 2007, a celebratory special by state media included a brief history of the late Deng Xiaoping’s observations. “In June 1987, while analysing Inner Mongolia’s economic development, Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of China’s reform and opening-up, predicted that Inner Mongolia was likely to ‘take the lead’,” it read. Under a black and white photo, the text continued: “This was in January 1992, when he...

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