Venezuela: China’s Proxy in America’s Backyard

From billion-dollar oil rigs to BRICS membership, Maduro’s regime is fast becoming Beijing’s beachhead.
Venezuela: China’s Proxy in America’s Backyard
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil (L) attend a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on May 12, 2025. Florence Lo/ Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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The Trump administration’s strike on a Venezuelan drug-running boat last month in Venezuelan waters didn’t happen in a vacuum. It was a calculated blow that brings huge implications for Washington’s Latin American policy, Venezuela, and China. In one act, the U.S. government’s drug war has become part of a much larger one, and the ripple effect will be massive.

James Gorrie
James Gorrie
Author
James Gorrie is the author of the 2013 book “The China Crisis” and discusses current events and China on his YouTube Podcast, The Banana Republican.
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