China will back Maduro.
If regional means Brazil, Balsonaro is Trump’s buddy. I don’t think the Chinese would do much in our back yard.
China is going to GET STIFFED, LOSE BILLIONS in Venezuela. When the people finally retake their government they won’t look kindly on vulture countries who signed abusive contracts supporting a COMMINUST DICTATORS. China is going to get its first financial bloody noes. CASTRO, INC. IS NEXT!
Not likely. China can not support Venezuela if supplies can not get through. Check a map of the region and who voted with the U.S. on the TAIR statement two weeks ago. Venezuela's enemies are all in good positions to enforce embargoes and provide support for the U.S. military if needed (or requested).
Strategically, China needs U.S. trade more than they need to support a failing regime starting wars to prop itself up. Supporting a Venezuelan initiated conflict would make China look extremely bad to Central and South America, and lead those countries to ally with the U.S. even more. The Chinese are Communists, not stupid.
If Maduro starts a border war with Columbia he's utterly screwed.
“China will back Maduro.”
So what if they do? It’s not like they can get any significant number of Chinese boots to Venezuela.
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