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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.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 35 points 5 days ago (2 children)

according to data from the American Enterprise Institute

Don't ask who pays their bills

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago (2 children)

While I agree you always need to look at who is saying what and what their motivations are, China has been investing in Venezuela, just as they have in many other countries.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Investing in Venezuela instead of sanctioning them until they bow to your will? Terrible.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

The largest outside investment in Venezuela has come from California based multinationals. China's a very recent entrant into the Venezuelan market, owing in large part to the rising tide of US sanctions that prevents western businesses from doing the kind of trade they were already enthusiastic about.

Incidentally, the American Enterprise Institute operates as a lobbyist on behalf of many of those California businesses.

[–] stickly@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] stickly@lemmy.world -1 points 5 days ago

Nobody is crying wolf here, this is just a statement of imports and exports based on publicly available data giving context to China's interests in the region. Is admitting that China works for their own geopolitical interests too much for you? We're now down to dismissing public customs and OPEC data because engaging in foreign economic interests is a little too close to American imperialism for comfort?