China said it would continue to deepen its involvement with states in Latin America and the Caribbean, in defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that Venezuela cut ties with Beijing and his administration's claim to "OUR hemisphere" under his "Donroe Doctrine."

Chinese state-backed money is remaking the hemisphere’s ports, reshaping grain routes to Asia and squeezing U.S. farmers as tariffs deepen the split with Washington.

Experts say Beijing may see the U.S.' seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro not as a license to move on Taiwan as much as a chance to undermine U.S. global leadership.

The seizing of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro removes one of China’s staunchest partners in Latin America, raising questions over its political and economic influence in the region.

Trump said Maduro and his wife had been 'captured and flown out of the Country' hours after explosions rocked Caracas.

China delivered a strongly worded message to the United States on Monday at an "emergency" meeting of the UN Security Council, calling on Washington to abide by international law, end its illusion that it is the world's police force and court,