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China makes imperialism obsolete in Latin America
Venezuelan foreign minister details how China rescues his and other countries in the region from US bullying
By VIJAY PRASHADNOVEMBER 26, 2020
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has welcomed Beijing's support of his country. Photo: Reuters / Carlos Garcia Rawlins


In September 2018, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro visited China, where he met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and signed a series of important agreements on trade and culture. Toward the end of his stay, Maduro said the two countries had built “a relationship of mutual benefit, of shared gain.”

Among these agreements was one that highlights the depth of the collaboration: this was for China to participate with the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV) to build more than 13,000 homes in El Valle parish in Caracas.

The focus of the international media has been on the oil trade between China and Venezuela, and on the aid from China to Venezuela; but the connections go deeper, into the social life of the people who are struggling to emerge from deprivation.

When I recently asked Jorge Arreaza, Venezuela’s foreign minister, about the relationship between his country and China, he mentioned these thousands of homes. It was the well-being of the Venezuelan people that held his interest, not merely the grand themes of oil and industry.

China has invested and lent billions of dollars to Venezuela, which has been a necessary infusion of capital for a range of developments. China, Arreaza told me, “has been important in guaranteeing Venezuela’s sovereignty as US aggressions have increased over the years.”

Pandemic solidarity
In March, the Chinese government sent two shipments of essential equipment to assist the Venezuelan authorities in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. These were followed by shipments of test kits and ventilators, medicines and protective equipment.

When 55 tons of goods were being unloaded in late March, China’s ambassador to Venezuela, Li Baorong, said, “In difficult times, the Chinese and Venezuelan people are together.” The arrival of this aid was typical of the strategic association between China and Venezuela.

A month later, Li told the Mexican newspaper El Universal that “China strongly supports the efforts made by the Venezuelan government to guarantee health and save lives despite the most severe and criminal unilateral sanctions.”

That last phrase is key – “severe and criminal unilateral sanctions.” It refers to the harsh policy prosecuted by the US government against Venezuela; this is a policy that began under George W Bush, was deepened by Barack Obama, and then was further tightened by Donald Trump, with no indication of loosening by President-elect Joe Biden.

During the pandemic, in fact, the United States has increased its pressure on Venezuela, including preventing the government from accessing financial assistance and conducting its normal trade, not to speak of using military threats to overthrow the government.

China continues to trade
The United States, Arreaza told me, “has gone to the extent of carrying out modern acts of piracy, stopping ships in the middle of the ocean and stealing cargo that was paid for by the Venezuelan people.”

Not only has the United States tried to blockade Venezuela, but it continues to interfere in its political affairs; this includes trying to undermine the legislative elections that will be held on December 6.

China has largely disregarded the US sanctions against Venezuela, which is the largest recipient of Chinese loans. “When China states that it will continue to trade with Venezuela,” Arreaza told me, “it is standing against the illegality of the US coercive measures that are placed on Venezuela.”

Venezuela’s difficulty in servicing the debt to China is seen in Beijing as the fault of the illegal sanctions regime, which has made normal economic activity impossible; China’s “patient capital” strategy and its understanding of the geopolitical pressure on Venezuela are key to understanding its relationship.

US welcome to trade
Last year, the United States developed a new program called América Crece, which is a government initiative to assist US private corporations investing in the Caribbean and Latin America; the express purpose of the program is to prevent Chinese investment in the region.


“The United States is welcome to offer a program to increase the presence of its companies in our country,” Arreaza told me, “but it does not have the right to prevent us from trading and partnering with whoever we see as most beneficial for our own interests.”

It is not China or Venezuela that is using political pressure to block US private-sector investment – if the investment is beneficial to the country – but it is the US government that has explicitly said it would like to prevent Chinese investment in the Americas.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Guyana to push for ExxonMobil’s investment in the country; during his brief visit there, Pompeo asked the Guyanese government of President Irfaan Ali to shun China.

“Guyana, like Venezuela, and any other country in the world, for that matter, has a right to choose whom to partner with,” Arreaza told me. “But what is clear is that the United States cannot impose its programs on our continent or pretend that it has any exclusive rights as a commercial partner.”

The development of América Crece by the US government, Arreaza suggested, is “Monroe Doctrine 2.0,” referring to the 1823 Monroe Doctrine that the United States used to claim territorial influence along the length of the American hemisphere.


“Colonialism is out of date in this region,” Arreaza said. “We cannot allow for a new Cold War scenario to be imposed on our region.”

Non-interference from China
Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean with close ties to the United States have struggled during this pandemic to manage their ties with China.

Brazil’s health minister announced in October that the country would buy Covid-19 vaccines from China; President Jair Bolsonaro, a staunch ally of Trump and Pompeo, wrote aggressively on Twitter, “The Brazilian people will not be anyone’s guinea pig,” as he rejected the purchase of these vaccines merely on geopolitical grounds.

Nonetheless, many of these governments have had to continue to trade with China, the only major economy in the world that has been able to emerge out of the recession caused by efforts to control the spread of Covid-19.

China, Arreaza says, trades with countries without interference in their internal affairs. This is quite different from the Western model, notably that overseen by the International Monetary Fund, which pushes for structural adjustment alongside loans.

Because China respects the sovereign choices of a country, Arreaza told me, “China has proved to be a reliable partner for the region, and it can continue to play a key role in our development for many years to come.”

 
uh-huh..sure South America really loves Maduro


 
uh-huh..sure South America really loves Maduro


Sure. All South Americans loved USA starting with the late Argentina hero Maradona. His pro-Cuba and anti-USA stance must be a lie that was fabricated by China. :laugh: :laugh::cheers:
 
Sure. All South Americans loved USA starting with the late Argentina hero Maradona. His pro-Cuba and anti-USA stance must be a lie that was fabricated by China. :laugh: :laugh::cheers:

Hey they can love us or just hate us as much as Maduro..but that's not changing the OAS's stated stance one bit on Venezuela.
 
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What a joke of an article. First, it's written by a virulent Marxist. Second, who takes Venuezela seriously, especially its leader Maduro? By running into China's arms, he's simply exchanging one hegemon for another.
 
US and OAS help overthrow another government: Behind the coup against Bolivia’s Evo Morales
Leonardo Flores·November 14, 2019
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The US targeted Evo Morales for overthrow ever since he became president. And the Organization of American States helped set the stage for Bolivia’s coup.
By Leonardo Flores / CODEPINK


The United States and the Organization of American States can add another coup to their scorecards, even if U.S. media refuses to recognize it as such.
This time it was in Bolivia, where President Evo Morales was forced to step down on November 10, following weeks of pressure and extremist violence.
Morales resigned under duress in order to avoid bloodshed, and emphasized that his “responsibility as an indigenous president of all Bolivians is to prevent the coup-mongers from persecuting my trade unionist brothers and sisters, abusing and kidnapping their families, burning the homes of governors, of legislators, of city councilors… to prevent them from continuing to harass and persecute my indigenous brothers and sisters and the leaders and authorities” of the MAS (Movement towards Socialism, Morales’ political party).
His resignation has yet to take effect, as it must be approved by the legislature. This did not stop opposition party member Jeanine Añez, the senate’s second vice president, from declaring herself interim president, further proving that what’s happened is a coup.
MAS legislators, who have a majority in both chambers, have been unable to attend parliamentary sessions as security forces have not guaranteed their safety.

ALERT: Legitimate President of the Senate (MAS) Adriana Salvatierra @Adriana1989sa is assaulted by coup police while trying to enter the Congress moments ago. Images in next tweet. @teleSURenglish pic.twitter.com/0zqAy5FApb
— Camila (@camilateleSUR) November 13, 2019

Currently, indigenous and labor movements are on the streets in several Bolivian cities, demanding that President Morales be reinstated.

Supporters of exiled Pres Evo Morales out in full force today near the capital's airport
With fascist paramilitiaries working hand in glove with cops & military to violently repress them, their slogans have gotten steadily more militant:
"Guns! Bombs! El Alto won't stay quiet!" pic.twitter.com/1lMTuMUdM4
— Wyatt Reed (@wyattreed13) November 14, 2019

Meanwhile, police forces are ripping the Wiphala flag, a symbol that represents the indigenous peoples of the Andes, from their uniforms and from government buildings.

Bolivia's right-wing opposition is burning the Wiphala flag, a symbol of Indigenous communities that was recognized as the 2nd official flag of the Plurinational State, which was founded by elected Indigenous President Evo Morales, now overthrown in a couppic.twitter.com/tJ92UxXgRu
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) November 11, 2019

Coup leader Luis Camacho entered the government palace with a Bolivian flag and a bible; upon leaving, one of his supporters, a Christian pastor, declared that “Pachamama will never return to the palace… Bolivia belongs to Christ.” (Pachamama is an Andean goddess representing Mother Earth.)
The coup and its aftermath are not just a rejection of President Morales, but of Bolivia’s indigenous majority and the social gains of the last 13 years.
US government fingerprints all over Bolivia coup
Morales’ resignation came hours after the head of the armed forces and the chief of Bolivia’s police “suggested” that he resign.
The head of the army, General Williams Kalimán Romero, was Bolivia’s military attaché in Washington from 2013 to 2016. The chief of police, General Vladimir Calderón, was Bolivia’s police attaché in Washington until December 2018.
As attachés they would have been in constant communication with the Pentagon and other agencies; it is no stretch of the imagination to wonder if they were still in contact with their U.S. counterparts as the overthrow of the Morales government unfolded.
The coup was carried out over three weeks after the October 20 elections, but it was months, if not years in the making.
The United States first began targeting Evo Morales in 2001 — five years before being elected president — when the US embassy in La Paz warned that his political base needed to be weakened.
Afterwards, USAID began funding right-wing political parties and “civil society” organizations that would feature heavily in attempts to overthrow President Morales.
The first such attempt came in 2008, two years after Morales was first elected president and days after he survived a recall referendum with 67.4% of the vote. On that occasion, coup plotters in eastern Bolivia, a region rich in minerals where the white minority population is concentrated, attempted to secede from the country.
According to the International Federation for Human Rights, the opposition in eastern Bolivia “promoted separatism and ethnically and socially based hatred through the Civic Committees (Comités Civicos), in particular the Pro-Santa Cruz Civic Committee.”
Luis Fernando Camacho, the millionaire coup leader with ties to paramilitaries, is the current president of this committee, which has received U.S. funding in the past.
The desire to overthrow Morales has existed for years, but more immediate plans were finalized in the weeks before the election.
Bolivian media outlet Erbol published leaked audio of conversations held from October 8 and 10 between civic leaders, former military officials and opposition politicians who discussed “a plan for social unrest, before and after the general elections, with the aim of preventing President Evo Morales from remaining” in office.
One opposition politician mentioned being in close contact with Senators Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Bob Menendez.
The OAS role in the coup
The OAS also played an important role in stoking protests and ensuring that the coup was successful.

On October 21, a day after the election, it issued a statement casting doubt on the process due to an “inexplicable” change in the trend of the vote count.
This statement was thoroughly debunked by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), which found that trend did not change and that Morales widened the gap over his rivals due to late reporting rural precincts, where he enjoys a tremendous advantage.
A later statistical analysis by CEPR found that there was “no evidence that the election results were affected by irregularities or fraud.”
However, the damage was done: protesters took to the streets decrying electoral fraud. These claims were echoed by the State Department and Senator Rubio on Twitter.

The U.S. rejects the Electoral Tribunal's attempts to subvert #Bolivia's democracy by delaying the vote count & taking actions that undermine the credibility of Bolivia's elections. We call on the TSE to immediately act to restore credibility in the vote counting process.
— Michael G. Kozak (@WHAAsstSecty) October 22, 2019

After being invited by President Morales to conduct an audit, the results of which he promised to respect, the OAS instead opted to destabilize the country.
The full electoral audit was initially due by November 12, but on November 10, a day after Morales announced that a coup was taking place and amid political violence throughout the country, the OAS decided to issue a preliminary audit.
This report, which did not include data that could be independently verified, repeated the false claims of the October 21 statement and called for new elections.
In response, Morales agreed to new elections and to replacing the board of the electoral body, yet this offer was rebuffed by coup leaders.
Rather than denounce the coup and insist that Morales be allowed to finish out his term (which ends in January), the OAS held a vote that refused to call it a coup, although several countries dissented.
Mexico criticized the OAS for being “surprisingly quiet” given the violation of constitutional order, while Uruguay condemned the body’s “double standard depending on antipathy or sympathy” for the government in question.
Earlier in the day, Argentinian president-elect Alberto Fernández said “what happened in Bolivia is a shame, the behavior of the OAS is shameful because the audit the OAS held is significant in its flimsiness and has conclusions that are absolutely manipulated.”
It should be noted that the 2008 coup was neutralized in part because of the role played by UNASUR, the Union of South American Nations. This regional bloc has been severely debilitated in recent years as a direct result of State Department pressure and the willingness of right-wing Southern American presidents to give up on long-term regional integration plans for short-term political benefits.
The decline of UNASUR and CELAC (the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States — another target of the State Department), coupled with the OAS’s bias, leaves the region with no credible multilateral organization.

 
Sure. All South Americans loved USA starting with the late Argentina hero Maradona. His pro-Cuba and anti-USA stance must be a lie that was fabricated by China. :laugh: :laugh::cheers:

Every woman in India loves rapists, except those branded "terrorists" by Indian rapists. See 100% of women in India love rape and female abuse, except the terrorists. This is how the USA works. Their M.O.

Shame those who oppose the US abuses and US coups and other deprivation of human rights by the US in Latin America. See everybody except US enemies in Latin America like the US. Maradona was an enemy and there is only a select few several hundred million anti-US imperialists in Latin America. A very small number of Latin Americans, only numbering in the hundreds of millions. And if you are like the Indian rapist in calling them terrorists for opposing rape and murder and coups and planned wars/genocide in Latin America... there is zero opposition to US hegemony. Only terrorists oppose war and are for freedom and human rights according to Washington.
 
Even their own biased media had to admit the truth:


if you are for the things the usa claims to be for, democracy, liberty, freedom, peace, human rights... then you are an enemy of washington. The Libertarian congressman in the US was called a 'terrorist' by the speaker of the house because the libertarian was supportive of libertarian ideals.

That is 'terrorism' to Washington. You are a 'terrorist' to thugs and criminals if you are for freedom. Washington is a haven to thugs and criminals. So never expect any love from Washington or any support if you are for human rights. Watch any horror movie and you'll see Washington in the monster of the movie.


Here is one instance of unconstitutional surveillance of Americans:


If you are for peace in the world, you are a 'terrorist' to warmongers in Washington.

Everything from their mouths is null and void because it would otherwise be vile and hatred.
 
What a joke of an article. First, it's written by a virulent Marxist. Second, who takes Venuezela seriously, especially its leader Maduro? By running into China's arms, he's simply exchanging one hegemon for another.
So eager to come to defence of your master, Indians believe that US is loved by everyone, but the truth is US global image keep declining year by year.
 
China will help everyone to become a highly developed and independent nation like North Korea.
 
China will help everyone to become a highly developed and independent nation like North Korea.
North Korea is cleaner, more orderly, more developed and more technologically advanced than almost all developing countries in the world. Their economic stagnation is only from their self chosen isolation.
 
North Korea is militarily stronger than India so there's that. India can't even help itself.
Well spoken.. Very fair, very unbiased.. Typical CCP distorted world view. Even majority of N.Koreans are willing to risk death and forced labor to escape from N.korea. Few months ago the state forcefully abducted its people's pet animals because there was a shortage of food in the few restaurants that they do have.

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This is your beloved lapdog.

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This is what you are comparing it with.

If this doesn't help your deluded mind, I think the CCP brainwashing pills have gone dangerously too far up yours.
 

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