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China demands US immediately release Venezuela’s Maduro
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This image posted on US President Donald Trump's Truth Social account shows what he says is Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro onboard the USS Iwo Jima after the US military captured him on January 3, 2026. (Handout/US President Donald Trump's Truth Social account/AFP)
China’s foreign ministry says the United States should immediately release Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife and resolve the situation in Venezuela through dialogue and negotiation.
The ministry says in a statement on its website that the United States should also ensure the personal safety of Maduro and his wife, saying that their deportation violated international law and norms.
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