Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro To Visit China Amid Beijing-West Tensions
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The visit coincides with the G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, which China's president Xi Jinping will not attend.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro will visit China over Sept. 8-14, China's foreign ministry said on Friday, marking renewed engagement between the two countries amid deepening tensions between Beijing and Western capitals.
Maduro's arrival will follow meetings between a Venezuelan delegation, including the country's vice president and oil minister, and Chinese officials including foreign minister Wang Yi in Shanghai earlier this week, according to China's foreign ministry.
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said in a post on X on Friday that the two governments were strengthening bilateral relations, and expanding "strategic cooperation and international joint work, in favour of peace and respect for the principles and purposes of the UN Charter."
