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| China condemns US military buildup off Venezuela coast as foreign interference in regional affairs | |
| 2025-08-23 | |
| [FoxNews] A foreign ministry spokesperson criticized the American deployment of guided-missile destroyers as part of an anti-cartel mission China on Thursday condemned an American military buildup off the coast of Venezuela amid the Trump administration's effort to combat drug cartels, accusing Washington of engaging in foreign interference. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning was speaking with reporters when she was asked about the naval deployment. "China opposes any move that violates the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter and a country’s sovereignty and security," Ning said. "We oppose the use or threat of force in international relations and the interference of external forces in Venezuela’s internal affairs under any pretext." "We hope that the United States will do more things conducive to peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean region," she added. At least three Aegis guided-missile destroyers — the USS Gravely and USS Jason Dunham among them — are part of the mission that includes thousands of Marines. "On day one of the Trump Administration, the president published an executive order designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, clearly identifying them as a direct threat to the national security of the United States," Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Tuesday. "These cartels have engaged in historic violence and terror throughout our Hemisphere — and around the globe — that has destabilized economies and internal security of countries but also flooded the United States with deadly drugs, violent criminals and vicious gangs." In response to "outlandish threats" by the U.S., Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he would deploy 4.5 million militia members.
The administration has labeled Maduro's regime as a "narco-terror cartel." Earlier this month, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the South American leader. Meanwhile, the Justice Department said it has seized more than $700 million in assets tied to the embattled dictator, including two private jets and nine luxury vehicles. Maduro, indicted in New York in 2020 on narco-terrorism and cocaine importation conspiracy charges, has clung to power with military backing and allegedly with support from Russia, China and Cuba. Related: Venezuela: 2025-08-21 Intelligence Reports: Hezbollah Helping ‘Transnational Cocaine Trafficking' in Latin America Venezuela: 2025-08-21 Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal Venezuela: 2025-08-20 U.S. warships to patrol international waters around Venezuela as Trump vows to stop cartels | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #6 It’s our region. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-08-23 14:04 |
| #5 Projection is still strong with China I see. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2025-08-23 11:39 |
| #4 China: "Hey! That's cultural appropriation!" |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2025-08-23 08:43 |
| #3 This is totally unlike China deploying throughout the Pacific and Indian oceans, or their building facilities in Venezuela and Peru. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2025-08-23 08:34 |
| #2 Seem to remember Headlines of the CCP, taking control of the Venezuela Chevron Oil fields, a while back. Plus the CCP grooming Dictator Hugo Chávez and his administration (1999-2013) and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela Also. Isn't the CCP supplying the Venezuela Drug Cartels with fentanyl and other drugs, which are then being smuggled into the USA? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-08-23 06:42 |
| #1 Wait'll we shut the canal. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-08-23 01:25 |