Venezuelans celebrate in Santiago, Chile, on Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of Caracas. The Canadian Press/AP-Esteban FelixBeijing’s failure to defend its “all-weather” ally Venezuela following the United States’ capture of the nation’s leader Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3 illustrates its incompetence and undermines its political and economic leverage across Latin America, experts say.This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he anticipated temporary American oversight of Venezuela’s interim government could extend for years in an interview with The New York Times published on Jan. 8.
US Operations in Venezuela Shatter Beijings Influence in Latin America: Analysts
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