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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.

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.