The U.S. attack on Venezuela will embolden China to strengthen its territorial claims over areas such as Taiwan and parts of the South China Sea but will not hasten any potential invasion of Taiwan, analysts said.

The four questions China is asking about Venezuela that will shape its next move - ANALYSIS: It is only two days since Maduro received Xi Jinping’s special envoy for talks on the hundreds of agreements that have bound Venezuela and China together on energy,

The world is still trying to come to grips with what happened yesterday in Venezuela. The U.S. has taken over the government and ousted Nicolás Maduro.

Trump’s Venezuela gambit has the potential to impact global oil markets, reshape great-power alliances, and undermine norms.

China has followed in the steps of Russia to condemn Donald Trump’s action in Venezuela that saw the country’s president captured and dozens, as global tensions rise to new levels. Beijing has voiced its “serious concerns” over the US military’s show of force in the South American country that saw at least 40 Venezuelans die in the missile strikes.

The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro exposes China's $19 billion in outstanding loans tied to Venezuelan oil, triggering heavy sour crude shortages and market volatility.

China urges the U.S. to release Venezuela's Maduro and ensure his safety, citing violations of international law.

Trump’s operation against the Venezuelan strongman shot to the top of China’s Weibo late Saturday, with the topic gaining some 440 million views on the X-like platform