The US probably thinks this will give them some leverage over China. Instead, China should use this to bait the US into a war with and occupation of Venezuela.
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The US seems to see Venezuela as Russia and China's outpost in the Americas. Given the refocus on Monroe Doctrine, it makes sense they would view it that way. Instead, it would be a great outcome for China if this became America's next Afghanistan/Iraq.
It would be funny to see if Trump has the balls to attack a Chinese tanker and deal with the resulting Chinese embargo on US bound cargo ships out of, say, Japan.
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Does this mean the PLA gets to hunt for WMD all over CONUS?
This will definitely give the US more leverage over China even if they only account for 4% of China's energy imports. They are also sneaking a drone here and there into Russian refineries chipping away at China's energy sources diversity, blowing up a rail section here and there in Myanmar. Little things eventually compound into something considerable. Other exporters can also use this as leverage against China. And it's not like energy is the only problem here. If they take control of the state, they can cancel all business with China and divert it toward the US or just halt it much like in other countries they occupy. They can also turn it into a poverty ridden terrorist hub designed to attack other Chinese business in neighbouring countries etc.. When it comes to the US and its nihilism, the sky's the limit.
I'm not sure what you mean by bait them, China's will do absolutely nothing beyond the usual condemnation statements.
This is nothing like Afghanistan. Venezuela is neither as far as Afghanistan, nor is it landlocked or shares a border with serious adversaries. Simply bombing their infrastructure, ports, and imposing a naval blockade, then waiting them out would likely do the job, and would probably drop Cuba as well. Both are already on the brink of collapse. Unless the US is a static object that doesn't absorb lessons, we can safely assume they learned some valuable imperialist lessons from Afghanistan that they won't repeat in Venezuela.
Lessons like pretending to be the good guys was a mistake, they should just make sure the entire world including most of their own people hates them first?
China has just demonstrated a large number of things it can do if US does anything that actually harms China's interest, or have you not been paying attention?
So in your opinion. What do you suggest China do in this regard?
For to Venezuela with weapons?
Or snuggles weapons from neighboring countries? ( Which I honestly think they should do tbh)
Same thing China did to help the Houthis and Iran, i.e. nothing you'll hear about.
Maduro has been president of Venezuela for over 10 years already
That he hasn't utilized all that oil money to buy significant military hardware from China, it's a testament to his idiocy and incompetency. America attacking Venezuela now, while not justified, for sure follows the law of the jungle.
If you think yourself tough, talk tough, but on actions you are like a worm, don't be surprised when the hammer eventually falls down upon you
That's the issue with all these tinpot dictators. They play tough to get all the time, and when sht hits the fan and they realize they are like naked emperors, they suddenly remember that China exists and turn to it for help
Like dude, now is too late. China won't be able to properly arm and train your military in a single month..
First it was Russia, then Iran, now Venezuela. One idiot after each other