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To: Goose94 who wrote (1581518)	1/6/2026 8:25:19 AM
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May get interesting in Trump taking Manduro.. "Russia could then kidnap Zelensky and point to Venezuela. China is already demanding Manduro be returned to Venezuela immediately. We are entering geopolitical chaos in 2026." China is the #1 client of Venezuela. This all depends on the takover of those oil assets by the American oil companies and do they cut off China. That may not be in the cards just yet because Venezuela owes a lot of monet to China. However, overlooked here is the connection to Russia. That is the real issue nobody is taking about and this has been a goal of Rubio for a very long time. China is owed by Venezuela at least $20 billion in loans established before 2017. Some estimate that is even higher. The relationship shifted from expansion to damage control. Maduro’s rampant corruption and mismanagement has led to the region’s worst economic depression, creating unfavorable investment conditions, affecting oil production and exports, and limiting return on Chinese investment and Venezuela’s ability to repay Chinese loans. The relationship between Venezuela and Russia and China represented one of the most significant geopolitical realignments of the 21st century, built on anti-American sentiment, oil-for-loans arrangements, and mutual opposition to U.S. hegemony. This trilateral dynamic evolved from modest beginnings under Hugo Chávez into a comprehensive strategic partnership that has sustained the Maduro regime through economic collapse and international isolation. The relationship between China and Venezuela took formal shape in 2006, under President Hugo Chávez, with Caracas signing several trade agreements with Beijing and describing China as a “Great Wall” against US influence. Chávez, seeking to diversify Venezuela’s oil exports away from the United States and counter American regional dominance, found in China an eager partner with rapidly growing energy needs and no political conditions attached to its financing. The financial dimensions proved staggering. China began extending large loans to Venezuela, backed by future oil supplies of oil. In 2006, Beijing provided $2 billion in loans, which rose to $7 billion in 2007. Of the $150 billion the Chinese Development Bank loaned to Latin America in the past 12 years, a third went to Venezuela. These weren’t traditional loans but rather oil-collateralized arrangements where Venezuela repaid through petroleum shipments to Chinese state companies. Yes, Russian officials have made multiple threats about deploying missiles to Cuba and Venezuela, particularly in recent months. Most notably, in late October 2025, Alexei Zhuravlyov, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s State Duma Defense Committee, stated that Moscow could deliver nuclear-capable missiles to Venezuela or Cuba, calling the United States Russia’s “main geopolitical adversary” and declaring it an “enemy.” This wasn’t the first time. In January 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated Russia could “neither confirm nor exclude” the possibility of deploying missiles to Cuba and Venezuela, saying it depended on US actions regarding Ukraine and NATO expansion. Venezuelans Rejoice – Socialism Failed Yet Again Thousands of Venezuelans go out in La Vega, a popular area of Caracas to celebrate the fall of Nicolás Maduro and the victory of Edmundo González. The eyes of the world are on Venezuela. 🇻🇪 pic.twitter.com/3uMAND74TT — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) July 29, 2024 The people of Venezuela are celebrating Maduro’s departure. Those who have lived under socialism understand the depths of its destruction. Hugo Chávez is celebrated as a social justice warrior for eliminating capitalism in the 2000s. Socialism does not work because the system eventually runs out of other people’s money, as Margaret Thatcher once proclaimed. We only need to look at recent history to see the severe consequences of switching to this system. Venezuela first reported that it had a “nutritional emergency” in February 2016. President Nicolás Maduro also declared an “economic emergency” in January of the same year, providing him the power to rule by decree. Inflation was running at 141.5%, according to Venezuelan authorities, but the IMF believed the figure reached 270% in 2015 and had the potential to reach 500% by the end of 2016. There were rumors going around that people under socialism faced such severe food shortages that they were forced to break into zoos and eat the animals. Unfortunately, this is a fact. Reports were circulating in Venezuela of people consuming zoo animals around 2016 and 2017.