While the immediate reaction from the Chinese foreign ministry was a predictable condemnation of “hegemonic acts,” a closer look at China’s behavior reveals a response that is strikingly pragmatic and legally focused.China is currently performing a delicate diplomatic balancing act. It has signaled that its primary interest is not the restoration of a fallen strongman but the preservation of a stable, predictable global system in which sovereignty remains the ultimate currency.
lørdag 10. januar 2026
Beijing’s long game in a post-Maduro Venezuela
The capture of Nicolás Maduro by American special forces has provided the world with its most jarring image of the new Washington realism. For the Trump administration, the pre-dawn raid in Caracas is a matter of law enforcement and hemispheric security. For Beijing, the event is being framed not through the lens of a personal rivalry but as a defining moment for the international order.
While the immediate reaction from the Chinese foreign ministry was a predictable condemnation of “hegemonic acts,” a closer look at China’s behavior reveals a response that is strikingly pragmatic and legally focused.China is currently performing a delicate diplomatic balancing act. It has signaled that its primary interest is not the restoration of a fallen strongman but the preservation of a stable, predictable global system in which sovereignty remains the ultimate currency.
While the immediate reaction from the Chinese foreign ministry was a predictable condemnation of “hegemonic acts,” a closer look at China’s behavior reveals a response that is strikingly pragmatic and legally focused.China is currently performing a delicate diplomatic balancing act. It has signaled that its primary interest is not the restoration of a fallen strongman but the preservation of a stable, predictable global system in which sovereignty remains the ultimate currency.
