US EditionChina Reconsiders Latin America Role After U.S. Ouster Of Venezuela’s Maduro
- On Jan. 3, U.S. Special Forces carried out a raid in Caracas that removed and arrested Nicolás Maduro, which U.S. officials described as an arrest operation tied to drug charges involving Maduro and Cilia Flores.
- Officials flagged economic and geopolitical goals, stressing Venezuelan oil and U.S.–China rivalry, while the Trump administration invoked a domestic legal basis without seeking regional authorization amid fatigue after more than 8 million Venezuelans fled.
- Latin American leaders were divided, with an Altica Encuesta finding at least 50 percent support in eight of nine countries, and public opinion more supportive than U.S. surveys, as of earlier this month.
- The Organization of American States urged calm and restraint, while the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States failed to reach unanimity and unions plus Brazil’s Academy of Sciences warned of legal and regional risks.
- Analysts warned the move echoes past U.S. interventions and could reopen old wounds, as Operation 'Absolute Resolve' risks reviving historical interventions and boosting conservative, pro-Trump candidates amid U.S.–China rivalry.
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China Reconsiders Latin America Role After U.S. Ouster Of Venezuela’s Maduro
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – China is reassessing its strategy in Latin America following the U.S.-led removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, a move that abruptly dismantled Beijing’s most important foothold in what it increasingly views as Washington’s backyard, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal. For years, Beijing expanded its influence across the region through infra…
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Latin America’s Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Venezuela Intervention
The response in Latin America to the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela on Jan. 3 has been divided, ranging from strong condemnation to cheerful approval. It is unsurprising that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — one of Latin America’s most important leftist leaders — declared that the Trump administration “crossed an unacceptable line” and created “an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.” The …
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