In late January, Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez announced her intention to introduce a general amnesty law covering the period from 1999 to the present. On February 5, the ruling party presented a bill to the National Assembly that would contribute to rebuilding democratic coexistence among Venezuelan citizens by granting amnesty. Critics of the proposed law […]
Following the U.S. military raid on January 3rd and the capture of former President Maduro, many questioned the silence of the Venezuelan bishops on the matter. The Holy See requested that they speak as a cohesive body, rather than as individual bishops. The process took time because the bishops of Venezuela had different views on […]
Greenland is not Venezuela or Iran. All are about communicating strength or weakness. A win could turn into a loss for the US in its dealings with China. Following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, US President Donald Trump has a stronger hand ahead of his summit with China’s President Xi Jinping in April. […]
The American show of force in Venezuela may put a different spin on the PLA’s complex military transition and the party’s future political direction. “The US operation to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro serves as a reminder for China to bolster its air defenses and counter-intelligence protections,” reported the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, […]
What is happening in Venezuela may have momentous consequences for China. On the eve of a critical Trump-Xi summit, Beijing may need to confront reality differently. The prestigious Beijing publisher Sanlian Shudian recently reprinted Mao Haijian’s 2019 book on the Opium War, The Collapse of the Celestial Court[1]. According to the book, in the 19th […]
