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China Flexes Diplomatic Muscle to Defend Venezuela from Trump Admin Anti-Drug Actions
The Chinese Foreign Ministry scolded the U.S. for military deployments to fight drug trafficking near Venezuela.
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The Chinese Foreign Ministry scolded the government of President Donald Trump on Thursday for approving military deployments to the Caribbean Sea to combat large-scale drug trafficking in the region, calling it an abusive “threat of force” against its ally, socialist Venezuela.
China’s ambassador to Venezuela, Lan Hu, also made a supportive public appearance on Thursday alongside dictator Nicolás Maduro, visiting the Caracas presidential palace to cement Beijing’s place as a top partner of the rogue socialist regime.
The context for China’s show of camaraderie is the publication of multiple reports this week that the U.S. military is deploying a formidable presence in international waters in the southern Caribbean near Venezuela. Reports initially surfaced that three Aegis guided-missile destroyers, followed by deployments of “about 4,000 sailors and Marines,” would soon move into the region.
The U.S. Navy initially described the move as a “regularly scheduled deployment.” Asked about the reports on Tuesday, however, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that President Trump was taking action to contain the prodigious cocaine and other drug trade active in the region, believed to be facilitated in large part by Maduro.
“President (Donald) Trump has been very clear and consistent. He’s prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country and to bring those responsible to justice,” Leavitt told reporters, emphasizing that Maduro was not a “legitimate president,” but a senior member — if not the head of — the Cartel de los Soles, an international cocaine trafficking outfit run by the Venezuelan military.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented similarly in late July, publishing a statement on social media that “Maduro is NOT the President of Venezuela and his regime is NOT the legitimate government.”
