January 5, 2026
How Did Chinese Social Media React to US Operation in Venezuela?

China’s social media had a field day, reacting to US’ operation in Venezuela, which included the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. On Weibo, which is China’s equivalent of X (Twitter), the topic of Venezuela garnered 440 million views. Numerous accounts, according to a report from Bloomberg, were comparing Venezuela’s fate with Taiwan’s future.
