American scholar Suren Sargsyan writes:
"Trump's policy towards Venezuela should also be looked at from a different perspective
Of course, the problems of oil, drugs, illegal migration and security are extremely important in the context of Trump's Venezuelan policy, but they are only local problems. There is also a global problem, which is the US competition with China, and Venezuela has also become the focus.
The US is quite jealous of China's growing influence and global race, especially as Beijing begins to gain influence under the nose of the US in Latin America. A clear proof of this was Panama, whose strait was handed over to the management of Chinese companies before the arrival of Trump. The trade between Latin America and China has already amounted to about $500 billion in 2024 and has a huge growth trend. And one of China's main partners is Venezuela itself. By the way, about 70 percent of Venezuelan crude oil goes to China, which naturally does not please the Trump administration.
The US is trying to prevent Beijing from gaining a foothold in Latin America by preventing it by all possible methods. According to this logic, Cuba will most likely be next.
By the way, Secretary of State Rubio, who at the same time also holds the position of adviser to the president on security issues, has a tough stance towards Latin America. Days after his appointment, Rubio made his first foreign trip to Latin America, which sent a clear message. By the way, one of the main architects of the change of power in Venezuela was Rubio himself. So Maduro pays not only for his activities, but also for bringing China to the region.
In the picture, Maduro and I sing Lennon's Imagine with Shakira in the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York. Who would have imagined that ten years later, Maduro will face American justice in New York?"
