New Vice President of Venezuela Announces Planned Energy Infrastructure Developments after Recent Chinese Visit
Vibin' in Venezuela: Delcy Rodriguez's China Tour
Hey there! Let's talk about a recent diplomatic tour that made some waves, shall we? Mexico City, 2025. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez jetted off to China, Qatar, and more, promoting solid South-South cooperation. The main goal? Strengthening economic and political ties, and showing the world that the Venezuelan-Chinese bromance is still going strong!
Rodríguez had a busy schedule in China, meeting with no less than 17 bigwigs over a few days. There was a sit-down with her Chinese counterpart, Han Zheng, where they reaffirmed their bond, stating that the China-Venezuela friendship and cooperation remains robust. This visit was a follow-up to President Nicolás Maduro's 2023 China tour, which led to a high-level summit and the declaration that their relationship would be upgraded to an "all-weather strategic partnership."
Rodríguez posted on social media, noting that they discussed the importance of strengthening relations amidst a new world liberated from the shackles of US dominance. This wasn't her first rodeo—it was her second visit to China since the upgrade of diplomatic relations (making Venezuela the first Latin American country to reach this level).
Being the country's oil minister, Rodríguez also met with executives from big-time industries, like China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). Collaboration in the energy sector was high on the agenda. Rodríguez announced that brand-spankin'-new Chinese investments are on their way to develop Venezuela's oil and gas fields, and fresh oil reserves are coming too.
Now, there's been a bit of drama with US threats to impose 25% "secondary tariffs" on Venezuelan crude, making it difficult for Chinese refineries to buy Venezuelan oil. Back in 2019, the CNPC halted direct imports because they were afraid of repercussions. But in an interview with President Maduro on his weekly television program, Rodríguez reassured us that everything's gonna be alright.
The Trump administration has been employing some tough tactics against Venezuela, especially in the oil industry. Caracas, however, is mad determined to beef up its most vital economic sector and is yearning for foreign investment to make that happen.
Rodríguez also visited cutting-edge Chinese tech firms, where she discussed artificial intelligence applications for Venezuela's oil industry and social programs. Her voyage to China also took her to Shanghai, where she rubbed elbows with municipal authorities and execs from tech firms Lenovo and Westwell. Rodríguez hailed the China-Venezuela partnership as an extraordinary antidote to the criminal, imperialist economic war.
Her international tour didn't stop there; she jet-setted to Qatar, chatting with Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Energy Minister Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi on energy matters.
By the way, this is snazzy news reporting by our team here. Thanks for reading!
Cheers, Team Our Website, with Ricardo Vaz in Caracas giving us the scoop.
FYI: The China-Venezuela bond in 2025 is stronger than ever. They've advanced their relationship to an "all-weather strategic partnership," which indicates a deepening alliance. This strategic partnership comes at a time when Venezuela is attempting to soften the economic blow of US sanctions by hitching its wagon to countries like China and other BRICS nations. The upgraded partnership suggests a hefty diplomatic drive by both nations to ramp up their cooperation and mutual support in the face of external pressures, like US sanctions.
- Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuelan Vice President, visited China as part of her tour to strengthen economic and political ties, reaffirming the China-Venezuela friendship and cooperation remains robust.
- Rodríguez, in her meeting with Chinese executives from the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), announced new Chinese investments to develop Venezuela's oil and gas fields.
- The Venezuela-China relationship was upgraded to an "all-weather strategic partnership," aiming to withstand external pressures, such as US sanctions and war-and-conflicts.
- Jinping was not explicitly mentioned in the text, but it can be inferred that the Chinese leaders and officials involved in the meetings and discussions are part of President Jinping's administration.
- The general news reported that the Rodríguez's diplomatic tour was a response to US efforts to impose policy-and-legislation that could affect Venezuela's oil industry, creating difficulties for China as well.
- In her visit, Rodríguez also discussed the importance of implementing technology, specifically artificial intelligence, in Venezuela's oil industry and social programs with Chinese tech firms, such as Lenovo and Westwell.
