China reiterates support for Venezuelan socialist regime

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza met on the sidelines after President Donald Trump's speech, according to Xinhua. This didn't come as a surprise to Evan Ellis, a U.S. Army War College professor, who recently testified before a subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee. "Russia and China -- in the pursuit of their commercial and strategic interests in Venezuela -- have provided capital, goods, services and political backing," Ellis said at the hearing. .  More…