How Chinese-Made Radar Defense Systems Failed in Venezuela

The success of a lightning-fast raid on Caracas raises new doubts about Chinese military capabilities, a military analyst said.

Illustration by The Epoch Times, Imaginechina/Alamy, public domain, Freepik, The White House

U.S. forces stormed into Venezuela before dawn on Jan. 3 and captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a lightning operation that punched in and out of Caracas before its air defenses could mount an effective response.

The operation resulted in no U.S. fatalities and no loss of U.S. military equipment, U.S. officials said.