According to China Central Television, on January 7, Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held a regular press conference. A reporter asked: The Trump administration has informed Venezuela's acting president that the country must cut its economic ties with China, sever relations with Russia, Iran, and Cuba, and cooperate only with the United States in oil production. What is China's comment on this?
Mao Ning stated that Venezuela is a sovereign state, and it has full and permanent sovereignty over its natural resources and all economic activities. The United States has openly taken military action against Venezuela and demanded that Venezuela prioritize U.S. interests when managing its oil resources. This is a typical bullying act, which seriously violates international law, severely infringes on Venezuela's sovereignty, and seriously undermines the rights of the Venezuelan people. China strongly condemns this. I would like to emphasize that the legitimate rights and interests of China and other countries in Venezuela must be protected.
Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez stated on the 6th that Venezuela has no "foreign agents" and that it is a constitutional government in power.
Rodríguez said that the management of Venezuela is carried out by the Venezuelan government, and the Venezuelan people will not submit to others.
The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 6th regarding the situation in Venezuela, stating that Russia is willing to provide necessary support to Venezuela. The statement said that Russia believes that Venezuela must have the right to independently decide its own destiny, without any destructive external interference.
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