China Condemns US Military Build-Up Near Venezuela

(MENAFN) On Tuesday, China strongly criticized the United States for expanding its military presence near Venezuela, warning that Washington’s actions are intensifying regional tensions and endangering peace and security across Latin America and the Caribbean.

"For some time now, under the pretext of combating drug trafficking, the United States has continued to increase its military deployment in the waters of the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela," said China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sun Lei, during an emergency Security Council session on Venezuela.

Sun argued that "the US’s actions and rhetoric have led to continued tensions in the region, raising serious concerns among regional countries and the international community."

He accused Washington of breaching international norms, stressing that the US’s actions "seriously infringe upon other countries' sovereignty, security and legitimate rising interests, gravely violate the UN Charter and international law, and threaten peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean."

According to Sun, opposition to US measures is mounting as "more and more countries in the region and beyond have voiced grave concern about and strong condemnation of the US actions."

He emphasized Venezuela’s right to conduct its own foreign relations, stating that "as an independent sovereign state, Venezuela has the right to independently develop mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries and defend its legitimate rights and interests, which should be respected and supported by the international community."

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