US_ Trump Says US Action in Venezuela Does Not Set Precedent for China to Move on Taiwan (Tom Ozimek - THE EPOCH TIMES)

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Trump Says US Action in Venezuela Does Not Set Precedent for China to Move on Taiwan

Trump said the Venezuela operation reflected a unique security threat and should not be read as a green light for Chinese action on Taiwan.

A Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet takes off at Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Dec. 29, 2025. Cheng Yu-chen/AFP via Getty Images

Tom Ozimek
Reporter
1/9/2026|Updated: 1/9/2026


President Donald Trump said Washington’s recent military operation in Venezuela should not be seen as a precedent for China to take action against Taiwan, arguing that the circumstances were fundamentally different and insisting that Beijing would not move against the island while he remains in office.

In an interview with The New York Times published on Jan. 8, Trump rejected suggestions that the U.S. capture and exfiltration of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro could embolden Chinese leader Xi Jinping to alter the status quo in Taiwan, or provide justification for other territorial conflicts.

“This was a real threat,” Trump said of Venezuela, repeating his claim that Maduro’s regime allowed criminals and drugs to flow into the United States.

“You didn’t have people pouring into China. You didn’t have drugs pouring into...

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