President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, said today (March 5): "As part of the dialogue between Venezuela and the United States, I received the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and Chair of the Energy Oversight Committee, Doug Buregge, at the presidential palace. This meeting aims to strengthen bilateral exchanges in the fields of energy and mining. We reiterate our commitment to promoting cooperation on the basis of mutual respect and strategically developing our resources for the benefit of the people of both countries."
Comment: Rodriguez met with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and talked about "mutual respect and cooperative development of resources." The essence is a procedural collaboration under the arrangement of power. The U.S. has made military regime change a prerequisite, using energy and mining cooperation as a means to control Venezuela's economic lifeline; while Venezuela maintains dignity with diplomatic rhetoric, it has no choice but to open core resources to gain space for survival. This cooperation may appear equal, but it is actually the implementation of U.S. hegemony over strategic resources such as oil and rare earths. Venezuela's sovereignty and right to independent development have been undermined.
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