China said it was 'willing to provide assistance to the Venezuelan power system,' while Russia dismissed 'pointless' U.S. threats to stop buying oil from Caracas.
China and Russia have continued to defy the United States on Venezuela, vowing to assist the cash-strapped and crisis-stricken government that has been targeted by President Donald Trump.
"The Chinese side hopes that the party will find out the cause of the accident as soon as possible and restore normal power supply and social order. China is willing to provide assistance and technical support for the restoration of the power system," Lu told reporters, later reiterating that"China is willing to provide assistance to the Venezuelan power system to the best of its ability.
As The New York Times reported earlier this week, U.S. sanctions have restricted Venezuela's government from importing or producing fuel required to operate thermal power stations that may be used to back up the dam. That same day, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized Russia, along with Cuba, of"thwarting the Venezuelan people’s legitimate democratic hopes and their dreams." He specifically called out Moscow's government-owned Rosneft oil company for continuing to"purchase crude oil cargoes from PDVSA, Venezuela’s state-owned oil company in defiance of U.S. sanctions."
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