The high-stakes US military assault on Venezuela has sent shockwaves through the global order, providing China with an unexpected geopolitical opening.
Analysts suggest that while President Donald Trump’s pre-dawn capture of Nicolás Maduro in Caracas may not immediately trigger a move on Taiwan but it provides Beijing with “cheap ammunition” to justify its own territorial ambitions including Taiwan, Tibet and islands in the East and South China seas and dismantle Washington’s m...





