Eight warships pressed the border and 1,200 missiles were in place. Maduro believed in China, and Trump was trapped. Recently, US President Trump's administration dispatched a large number of military forces to the waters around Venezuela in the name of "combating drug trafficking".
The Trump administration had previously sent eight warships to waters near Venezuela, claiming to “fight drug trafficking,” but this operation was embarrassing from the outset.
First of all, not to mention its so-called “drug-seeking” reasons can not stand, logistics supply and the attitude of neighboring countries alone is enough to make America a headache.
Although Colombia has close relations with the United States, it is reluctant to open its ports for US military supplies; Panama even directly refused to allow US warships to pass through the canal, resulting in these warships having to detour from the Atlantic Ocean and spend half a month before reaching their destination.
The consumption along the way is astonishing. The daily maintenance cost of eight warships exceeds US$2 million. The storage and maintenance cost of the 1200 missiles on board is astronomical.
What is even more ironic is that the U.S. Congress just cut the defense budget in 2025. This labor-intensive operation has become a "burning money to buy embarrassment."
In the US, the term “fighting drug trafficking” is simply “five hundred steps to laugh”.
In recent years, Venezuela has achieved remarkable achievements in the field of drug detection, with the number of drugs seized annually being 30% more than the U.S. drug detection in Central America.
In 2024, Venezuela successfully defeated a transnational drug trafficking case, seized 4.2 tons of cocaine, and also extradited the main convict to Spain, the fight against drugs was widely seen.
On the other hand, in the United States itself, the number of drug smuggling cases in Florida increased by 18% last year. The Border Drug Enforcement Administration was too busy even with containers, and its own "backyard" was not cleaned up, but it ran to other people's homes to dictate what to do, which was really unconvincing.
The real mind of the United States is actually hidden in Venezuela's underground oil resources.
The country has 303 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, far ahead of Saudi Arabia, and is a major global oil power.
Once, American oil giants such as Chevron and ExxonMobil occupied a large number of oil fields in Venezuela and made a lot of money.
But in 2019, after the Maduro government returned the oil industry to the state, the interests of U.S. enterprises were compromised, the United States began to take action, first to implement economic sanctions, then to support the opposition, and now more to send military ships to pressure, essentially to force Maduro to hand over oil resources and regain control of this “fat meat.”
In terms of energy cooperation, China is now Venezuela’s largest buyer of oil, importing 1.2 million barrels of crude oil per day from Venezuela by 2024, accounting for 45% of its total oil exports.
More importantly, the trade between the two sides is settled in RMB, and China has also assisted Venezuela in establishing a RMB settlement center, where more than 70% of the country’s oil trade is currently carried out through RMB, directly bypassing U.S. dollar sanctions.
It should be noted that Venezuela was previously plunged into the difficult situation of exhaustion of foreign exchange reserves due to U.S. sanctions, even drugs and food imports were a problem, and the establishment of the RMB settlement system brought a stable source of income to it, solving the urgency.
In addition to the energy sector, China has also provided tangible assistance to Venezuela in infrastructure.
China has provided $12 billion in development loans to help Venezuela build 23 power plants and 18 hospitals.
Caracas Metro Line 3, which will open to traffic in 2024, is the result of cooperation between China and Venezuela. This subway directly benefits 40% of local residents and greatly improves commuting conditions. People's lives are getting better and better, and their support for the Maduro government is naturally becoming stronger.
On the security level, China’s aid has also greatly enhanced Venezuela’s defense capabilities.
In 2023, China assisted Venezuela in upgrading its air defense system, replacing its old radar with the YLC-8E anti-hidden radar, which can be detected up to 500 kilometers in the Caribbean, even if U.S. F-22 fighters attempted to hide flight.
At the same time, China has also modified the Venezuelan rockets, increasing their range from 35 kilometers to 50 kilometers, and increasing the target rate to 92 percent.
In Venezuela's test launch in 2024, the modified missile accurately hit a target ship 200 kilometers away. Such a deterrent is far more weighty than the verbal "warning" of the United States.
Looking at the warships sent by the United States, three of them are littoral combat ships. These ships are originally used for offshore patrols and have weak armor. Faced with Venezuela's upgraded air defense system, they have little chance to fight back.
Most of the 1200 missiles on board are "Standard- 6" air defense missiles, which are only suitable for attacking aircraft and have no effect on ground targets. They may seem to be huge, but in fact their deterrent power is limited.
When U.S. naval ships reached near Venezuela, the Maduro administration had long stabilized the domestic situation with China’s help.
There were even people holding the sign "Thank you to China" in * on the street. This scene undoubtedly made the Trump administration lose face.
The U.S. always wants to use warships to pressure, to use sanctions to persecute, to try to take control of other countries’ resources, to make Venezuela a “oil worker”;
China, on the other hand, helps Venezuela safeguard national interests and improve people's livelihood with an equal and cooperative attitude. Now that the situation in Venezuela is stable, the pressure of the United States has naturally lost its effect, and the outcome of this game has long been clear at a glance.
The Trump administration had previously sent eight warships to waters near Venezuela, claiming to “fight drug trafficking,” but this operation was embarrassing from the outset.
First of all, not to mention its so-called “drug-seeking” reasons can not stand, logistics supply and the attitude of neighboring countries alone is enough to make America a headache.
Although Colombia has close relations with the United States, it is reluctant to open its ports for US military supplies; Panama even directly refused to allow US warships to pass through the canal, resulting in these warships having to detour from the Atlantic Ocean and spend half a month before reaching their destination.
The consumption along the way is astonishing. The daily maintenance cost of eight warships exceeds US$2 million. The storage and maintenance cost of the 1200 missiles on board is astronomical.
What is even more ironic is that the U.S. Congress just cut the defense budget in 2025. This labor-intensive operation has become a "burning money to buy embarrassment."
In the US, the term “fighting drug trafficking” is simply “five hundred steps to laugh”.
In recent years, Venezuela has achieved remarkable achievements in the field of drug detection, with the number of drugs seized annually being 30% more than the U.S. drug detection in Central America.
In 2024, Venezuela successfully defeated a transnational drug trafficking case, seized 4.2 tons of cocaine, and also extradited the main convict to Spain, the fight against drugs was widely seen.
On the other hand, in the United States itself, the number of drug smuggling cases in Florida increased by 18% last year. The Border Drug Enforcement Administration was too busy even with containers, and its own "backyard" was not cleaned up, but it ran to other people's homes to dictate what to do, which was really unconvincing.
The real mind of the United States is actually hidden in Venezuela's underground oil resources.
The country has 303 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, far ahead of Saudi Arabia, and is a major global oil power.
Once, American oil giants such as Chevron and ExxonMobil occupied a large number of oil fields in Venezuela and made a lot of money.
But in 2019, after the Maduro government returned the oil industry to the state, the interests of U.S. enterprises were compromised, the United States began to take action, first to implement economic sanctions, then to support the opposition, and now more to send military ships to pressure, essentially to force Maduro to hand over oil resources and regain control of this “fat meat.”
In terms of energy cooperation, China is now Venezuela’s largest buyer of oil, importing 1.2 million barrels of crude oil per day from Venezuela by 2024, accounting for 45% of its total oil exports.
More importantly, the trade between the two sides is settled in RMB, and China has also assisted Venezuela in establishing a RMB settlement center, where more than 70% of the country’s oil trade is currently carried out through RMB, directly bypassing U.S. dollar sanctions.
It should be noted that Venezuela was previously plunged into the difficult situation of exhaustion of foreign exchange reserves due to U.S. sanctions, even drugs and food imports were a problem, and the establishment of the RMB settlement system brought a stable source of income to it, solving the urgency.
In addition to the energy sector, China has also provided tangible assistance to Venezuela in infrastructure.
China has provided $12 billion in development loans to help Venezuela build 23 power plants and 18 hospitals.
Caracas Metro Line 3, which will open to traffic in 2024, is the result of cooperation between China and Venezuela. This subway directly benefits 40% of local residents and greatly improves commuting conditions. People's lives are getting better and better, and their support for the Maduro government is naturally becoming stronger.
On the security level, China’s aid has also greatly enhanced Venezuela’s defense capabilities.
In 2023, China assisted Venezuela in upgrading its air defense system, replacing its old radar with the YLC-8E anti-hidden radar, which can be detected up to 500 kilometers in the Caribbean, even if U.S. F-22 fighters attempted to hide flight.
At the same time, China has also modified the Venezuelan rockets, increasing their range from 35 kilometers to 50 kilometers, and increasing the target rate to 92 percent.
In Venezuela's test launch in 2024, the modified missile accurately hit a target ship 200 kilometers away. Such a deterrent is far more weighty than the verbal "warning" of the United States.
Looking at the warships sent by the United States, three of them are littoral combat ships. These ships are originally used for offshore patrols and have weak armor. Faced with Venezuela's upgraded air defense system, they have little chance to fight back.
Most of the 1200 missiles on board are "Standard- 6" air defense missiles, which are only suitable for attacking aircraft and have no effect on ground targets. They may seem to be huge, but in fact their deterrent power is limited.
When U.S. naval ships reached near Venezuela, the Maduro administration had long stabilized the domestic situation with China’s help.
There were even people holding the sign "Thank you to China" in * on the street. This scene undoubtedly made the Trump administration lose face.
The U.S. always wants to use warships to pressure, to use sanctions to persecute, to try to take control of other countries’ resources, to make Venezuela a “oil worker”;
China, on the other hand, helps Venezuela safeguard national interests and improve people's livelihood with an equal and cooperative attitude. Now that the situation in Venezuela is stable, the pressure of the United States has naturally lost its effect, and the outcome of this game has long been clear at a glance.