US used muscle over mind in Venezuela By Guo Cunhai | China Daily | Updated: 2026-01-27 07:37

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/27/WS6977fabba310d6866eb35dae.html The world woke up stunned on Jan 3 to the news of "Operation Absolute Resolve". In brazen defiance of international law and conventional diplomatic conduct, the United States struck the capital of Venezuela, abducted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and illegally transferred them to New York for what Washington terms as a "trial". Shortly afterward, US President Donald Trump bluntly announced that the US would now "run" Venezuela and tap into the country's oil resources.