According to a report from Beijing Daily Client, on November 4, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mao Ning, held a regular press conference.

A reporter from EFE asked, saying that there are reports stating that under President Maduro, Venezuela is seeking military equipment such as missiles and drones from China, Russia, and Iran to guard against potential attacks by the United States. What is China's comment on this?

Mao Ning said that regarding the U.S. using force to strike so-called drug trafficking groups in the Caribbean Sea, China's position is clear. China supports strengthening international cooperation to combat transnational crime, opposes the use or threat of force in international relations, opposes undermining the peace and stability of Latin America and the Caribbean, and opposes unilateral law enforcement actions beyond reasonable necessity against other countries' vessels.

"We hope the U.S. will conduct normal law enforcement and judicial work through bilateral and multilateral legal frameworks," said Mao Ning. China's normal exchanges and cooperation with Venezuela are cooperation between sovereign states, not targeting a third party, nor affected or interfered by a third party.

In recent times, U.S. President Trump has repeatedly threatened to launch ground strikes against Venezuela and authorized the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to conduct secret operations in Venezuela.

According to a report by The Washington Post on October 31, an internal government document shows that Venezuelan President Maduro is seeking assistance from Russia, China, and Iran, requesting military aid including defense radar, aircraft maintenance, and missiles, to enhance the country's outdated military capabilities.

According to this document, Maduro has already drafted a letter to Russian President Putin, which will be handed over to the Russian side by Venezuela's Minister of Transport, Velasquez, during his visit to Russia later this month. In the letter, Maduro requested Russia to help improve the country's air defense capabilities, including repairing several Su-30MK2 fighter jets previously purchased.

The document shows that Velasquez is currently coordinating the transportation of military equipment and drones from Iran, and plans to visit Iran. He told an Iranian official that Venezuela needs "passive detection equipment," "GPS jammers," and "drones with a range of almost 1000 kilometers."

Additionally, Maduro also drafted a letter to China, seeking to "expand military cooperation" with the country to deal with the "escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela." In the letter, Maduro requested Chinese companies to accelerate the production process of radar detection systems.

Russian President's Press Secretary Peskov stated that Russia is closely watching the development of the situation in Venezuela and hopes that the U.S. and Venezuela maintain the current peaceful situation. "There are already enough conflicts in the world; we don't need new ones."

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