Chinese authorities showed this Thursday his support for the Venezuelan governmentfollowing the “complete confinement” announced this week by American President Donald Trump, to ships entering and leaving the countrya measure that Beijing described as “intimidation … unilateral”.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a press conference that the Asian giant supports Caracas’ request convene an emergency Security Council meeting and address the growing U.S. military presence in Caribbean and Pacific waters.
SO, declared that China “opposes against all forms of unilateral intimidation and supports countries in safeguarding their sovereignty and national dignity”, according to the Chinese newspaper ‘The Global Times’.
In this sense, he stressed that Venezuela “has the right to independently develop mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries.” while defending that China “believes that the international community understands and supports Venezuela’s position in defending its legitimate rights and interests.”
His words come just hours after the U.S. military killed four other people in a new attack on ships in the Pacific. These attacks, which are increasing and have already left some 90 dead, aim to put pressure on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and are hidden behind Washington’s supposed fight against drug trafficking, also in the Caribbean Sea.
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