Is Change Coming to China's Venezuela Policy?
Is Change Coming to China's Venezuela Policy?
By
Benjamin N. Gedan
In China, Beijing's relationship with the Maduro government is increasingly unpopular.
SHANGHAI – Nicolás Maduro’s visit to Beijing in September was front page news in Caracas, as the Venezuelan leader trumpeted China’s willingness to extend a $5 billion credit line to its cash-strapped South American ally.
For Maduro, meetings with President Xi Jinping and the Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, helped challenge Venezuela’s portrayal as a global pariah, and validated his promises of “big achievements” during the trip.
Inside China, however...
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