MicroWaveJan 5

China says it cannot accept countries acting as 'world judge' after US captures Maduro

https://lemmy.world/post/41168012

China says it cannot accept countries acting as 'world judge' after US captures Maduro - Lemmy.World

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing cannot accept any country acting as the “world’s judge” after the United States captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. “We have never believed that any country can act as the world’s police, nor do we accept that any nation can claim to be the world’s judge,” Wang told his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar during a meeting in Beijing on Sunday, referring to “sudden developments in Venezuela” without directly mentioning the U.S. “The sovereignty and security of all countries should be fully protected under international law,” China’s top diplomat added, in his first remarks since images of the 63-year-old Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed on Saturday stunned Venezuelans.

Show threadPuddinghelmetJan 5
There was even a Chinese delegation IN Venezuela at the time of the bombing wth lol 😂 😅
Show threadBlackmistJan 5
Well sure. They were buying most of Venezuela’s oil themselves.
Show threadMuskyMelon
What’s wrong with buying a product that’s for sale?
Jan 5 at 4:58pmWeb
Show threadBlackmistJan 7

Nothing per se, but it shows that it’s not US heavy handedness or national sovereignty they’re worried about, but rather their own business interests. And they should be. China needs oil, and the US is squeezing their pipelines.

They also buy a lot from Iran, which also looks as if it’s being destabilised.