China urges US to immediately free captured Venezuelan president Maduro
China has called on the United States to immediately release Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife after U.S. forces seized and flew them out of Venezuela in a large scale operation announced by President Donald Trump.A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Beijing is gravely concerned and described the move as a clear violation of international law, basic norms of international relations and the principles of the UN Charter. Beijing urged Washington to ensure Maduro and his wife’s personal safety, release them at once, stop trying to topple the Venezuelan government and return to resolving differences through dialogue and negotiation.China said the U.S. strikes and capture of a sitting president amount to “hegemonic behaviour” that undermines Venezuela’s sovereignty and threatens peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean. Chinese state media and officials warned that when “the law of […]