China denies influencing the Venezuelan election in favour of President Chavez

Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 07:19 UTC

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China has “no intention of influencing” the coming Venezuelan elections said a Foreign ministry spokesperson in Beijing following allegations from opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles that recent economic agreements signed between Beijing and Caracas are part of that strategy. Read full article

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Alexei
China, Venezuela, Argentina and Iran working together to make the world a more peaceful and happier place for us all. What could possibly go wrong?
Sep 26th, 2012 - 10:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
.......the bombs they manufacture might actually explode??
Sep 26th, 2012 - 11:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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aussie sunshine
China is moving in to control the world oil market.
Sep 26th, 2012 - 12:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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TipsyThink
the commént writèrs from Australia who àre most here càn t understand thè China 's Latin stràtegiés globally.
Sep 26th, 2012 - 01:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Condorito
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You can't control world oil markets without controling the shipping lanes. China has a long way to go on that.
Sep 26th, 2012 - 02:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
No smoke, without fire ..
Sep 26th, 2012 - 07:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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toooldtodieyoung
1 Alexei

They should get on like a house on fire.............

smoke, flames, screaming and lots of people running for cover.
Sep 27th, 2012 - 08:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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aussie sunshine
*5 That is why they are building aircraft carriers..
Sep 28th, 2012 - 12:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
Of course China isn't going to directly intervene, they have been ultra-cautious in this kind of politics since Mao, and after his Cultural Revolution extremism, I can understand why. It may, on the other hand, influence the Venezuelan voters to see how much better Chavez handles the new realities in the world than the pro-US Capriles. Nothing wrong with that in a democracy!
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