Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing cannot accept any country acting as the “world’s judge” after the United States captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.
The world’s second-largest economy has provided Venezuela with an economic lifeline since the U.S. and its allies ramped up sanctions in 2017, purchasing roughly $1.6 billion worth of goods in 2024, the most recent full-year data available.
Almost half of China’s purchases were crude oil, customs data shows, while its state-owned oil giants had invested around $4.6 billion in Venezuela by 2018, according to data from the American Enterprise Institute think tank, which tracks Chinese overseas corporate investment.
Classic “He is out of line but he is right.” Moment.
Not really. Nations can and should be judged by the international community, I expect punishments on the way for Trump’s actions if the US Congress fails to do anything about this offence.
Oh if only that where true
It was true for China, it was true for Russia, it was true for South Africa, hell it was even true for Venezuela.
I don’t know which crime of China you are referring to. But regardless China has overwhelming got away with them.
For Russia the closest is invading Ukraine but since Russia is still invading (and slowly gaining more territory.) I wouldn’t say Russia has been punished (though not from lack of trying.)
I don’t know what you could be referring to with South Africa, if it’s Apartide that wasn’t because of some coalition of nations but a global BDS protest movement.
And for Venezuela the primary “punishment.” Was US backed Sanctions to try and bring the nation back under its sphere. So hardly a Coalition of Nations bringing about justice