Trump’s Effort to Cut Off China’s Hand from Venezuela

According to KokchaNEWS, in recent weeks, the United States, claiming drug trafficking from Venezuelan sources, has begun actions against the government of this country, and this series of approaches continues with the presence of military forces and war equipment of the United States.

With regard to these discussions, in recent days, CNN reported that Trump may target drug trafficking routes. The US President also ordered the dispatch of an assault aircraft carrier group to the Caribbean region. Sending an aircraft carrier is considered an important action for the US government and usually indicates the start of a military operation on a larger scale.

The actions of the United States have also been met with reactions from a number of Latin American countries. “Celso Amorim,” the special advisor to Brazilian President “Lula da Silva,” in the shadow of tensions between Washington and Caracas, believes that we cannot accept foreign intervention; because this issue leads to great anger. This action will probably create refugee problems for Brazil and Colombia and lead to political extremism throughout the continent.

Meanwhile, Venezuelan Defense Minister “Vladimir Padrino Lopez,” warning about the increase in US military threats in the Caribbean region, as well as against Venezuela under the pretext of fighting drugs, emphasized that his country will continue on its path and will not stop, despite the pressures and intimidation.

Referring to the military movements of the United States in the region, he said: “We are facing a serious threat in the Caribbean Sea; the air and sea equipment of the United States are expanding, but we continue our work without fear.”

However, he emphasized that his country does not want war. Padrino said: “We are not warmongers, and we don’t like war. We are fighters, but we are pro-peace and lovers of calm.”

“Abdolreza Faraji-Rad,” a professor of geopolitics at the university, in an interview with ISNA, in an analysis of the actions of the United States in relation to Venezuela, said: Trump, on the one hand, with regard to the aggressive spirit he has, and on the other hand, the commercial thinking and that countries that have interests and had friendly relations with the US at one point in time, should now also bring these interests to the US, has started actions in relation to Venezuela.

He stated: Venezuela has the most oil resources, followed by countries like Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, etc. In addition to oil reserves, there are other resources such as gold and mines in Venezuela, and these are tempting for a person like Trump, in addition to the fact that since the time of the Bolivars and the presence of Chavez, etc., Venezuela has been out of the hands of the US, and naturally the Americans started their conflict with the rule of the Bolivars, Chavez, and then Maduro.

This university professor also stated: Several elections were also held, they said that fraud was committed, in fact, they have started pressures at the global level for more than two decades, and it continues now, and currently Trump is pursuing this issue by targeting Maduro, under the pretext that drugs are entering the US from this region and countries like Venezuela and Colombia.

Trump’s Effort to Cut Off China’s Hand from Venezuela Simon Bolivar, Chavez, and Maduro

Venezuela Has Been Out of the Hands of the US Since the Rule of the Bolivars

Faraji-Rad added: In fact, the issue is not about drugs, the issue is that the government should change in the region, even the awarding of the Nobel Prize to Mrs. “Maria Corina Machado” was not without calculation, but the important point is the strategic issue. Trump is trying to eliminate the peak and influence of China in this region. The US is fighting China on a global level and is trying to reduce the growth of this country. China, as a rival country to the US, has influence in Venezuela, of course Russia also has a similar role, but not as much as the Chinese, because the economic distance between the US and Russia is very large.

He also stated: China has been an economic rival for the US and may become completely dominant in the next decade, so even though Maduro was willing to give concessions to Trump regarding the exploitation of mines, Trump is not giving up on this issue and is looking to change the government in Venezuela, so now they have put pressure on issues such as fishermen, but in fact they have stationed planes and military forces around Venezuela.

This former diplomat of our country continued: It is possible that Trump will start attacks so that, with regard to the opponents that Maduro has inside Venezuela, it will lead to an internal revolt in the country and the government will change.

Faraji-Rad, emphasizing that “America’s main issue, in connection with the issues of this region, is China,” said: Some time ago, we saw that the US put pressure on Panama, which belongs to them, etc., but when Panama canceled some of the contracts with China, Trump gave up on Panama, it seems that this is the same here, he wants to cut off China’s hand, and if Maduro says that he will reduce all contracts and activities with China and even cut off trade and political relations, in such a situation Trump may be satisfied.

Trump’s Effort to Cut Off China’s Hand from Venezuela Maduro and Xi Jinping

The Goal of the US is to Reduce China’s Role and Their Access to Venezuela’s Oil Resources

This professor of geopolitics at the university, stating that “The goal of the US is to reduce China’s role and their access to Venezuela’s oil resources,” said: Even in this regard, the US is also putting pressure on Colombia with the claim of drug trafficking, in addition to this, Trump is also under pressure from the Congress and is trying to get permission from the Congress, but recently the Congress examined a law that Trump would not attack Venezuela or another country.

He added: Therefore, Trump is trying to get this permission from the Congress, or to act in a way that the Venezuelan government is weakened, but the name of that is not an attack, so in my opinion, the pressures that are put on Trump, whether the media or party figures, are not very effective, because Trump has determined his goal, which is the same as cutting off China’s hand, and is moving in that direction.