US EditionTrump’s Venezuela Attack May Give China Cover on Taiwan
Experts say the US operation to capture Venezuela's president may weaken global rules-based order arguments and provide China a precedent to justify future Taiwan actions.
- On Jan. 3, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, and experts warned Donald Trump's operation could give China a template to justify action against Taiwan.
- China views externally imposed leadership changes as existential threats and treats Taiwan as a domestic matter, routinely rejecting foreign intervention as illegitimate.
- Chinese state media and Beijing's diplomats condemned the strike as `naked hegemonic behaviour`, while Beijing staged People's Liberation Army drills last week and Qiu Xiaoqi, Chinese envoy, was in Caracas hours before Maduro's seizure.
- A Venezuelan quagmire could create a window for Chinese action as analysts say it undermines Washington's normative high ground and stretches U.S. military assets, prompting mixed Taiwanese officials' reactions.
- Taipei should assume U.S. assistance may be delayed and prepare accordingly by stockpiling ammunition, energy, and food for months while diversifying ties with Japan, Australia, and European partners.
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Discomforting moment for Beijing, caught on camera hours before Trump’s raid
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