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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing cannot accept any country acting as the "world's judge" after the United States captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.

The world's second-largest economy has provided Venezuela with an economic lifeline since the U.S. and its allies ramped up sanctions in 2017, purchasing roughly $1.6 billion worth of goods in 2024, the most recent full-year data available.

Almost half of China's purchases were crude oil, customs data shows, while its state-owned oil giants had invested around $4.6 billion in Venezuela by 2018, according to data from the American Enterprise Institute think tank, which tracks Chinese overseas corporate investment.

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[–] MithranArkanere@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It would appear that the US got tired of all the jokes comparing them to the movie Idiocracy, so they decided to make themselves into Team America: World Police instead.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again.

:(

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

No toasters in these parts, my fellow biological human.

[–] phar@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean...that's why that movie was made to begin with...

Trey Parker and Matt Stone should make the movie free for the week in honor of Team America World Police being back in action.

[–] Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 days ago

Swap police with gangsters and i agree.