The Chinese Government assured this Tuesday that “China’s normal cooperation with Venezuela constitutes cooperation between sovereign States not directed against any third party,” after the American media The Washington Post assured that the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, had asked for help from Russia, China and Iran to defend the country against aggression and pressure from the United States.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning declared in a press conference that Beijing supports the strengthening of international cooperation to combat transnational crime and that it opposes the use or threat of such force in international relations.
The official assured that her country “opposes any attempt to undermine peace and stability in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as unilateral coercive actions against ships from other countries that exceed reasonable and necessary limits.”
“We hope that the United States will carry out the usual judicial and police cooperation through bilateral and multilateral legal frameworks,” added the Chinese diplomat.
Several Recently published information suggests that the US is increasing its military deployment in the Caribbean area or is even planning attacks against alleged targets in Venezuela.
This situation is raising fears about an offensive by Washington against the Venezuelan government despite the fact that Donald Trump himself denied that possibility.
Faced with constant pressure from the US, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has repeatedly denounced that Washington wants to expel him from power and has asked the US side to renounce military plans with respect to his country.
In this context, Last week, the UN accused the US government of “violating international law” with its attacks on vessels with ties, according to Washington, to drug trafficking, as it noted that the people on board were victims of “extrajudicial executions.”
