Beijing follows a policy of non-intervention and routinely criticises military activity conducted without the UN Security Council's approval. The U.S. military's removal of the leader of one of China's "all-weather" strategic partners from his capital in the dead of night will be a litmus test of Beijing's assertion that it can play a role in resolving global hotspot issues without following Washington down the military route.

Beijing has lent billions to Caracas in recent decades, and the fate of money it is owed is in question after the ouster of Venezuela’s leader.

Venezuela is unlikely to see any meaningful boost to crude output for years even ‌if ​U.S. oil majors do invest the billions of dollars in the country that ‌President Donald Trump promised just hours ...

“In terms of other countries that want oil, we’re in the oil business. We’re going to sell it to them,” Trump said.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that he wants to open a "new phase" for relations with China, after meeting with President Xi Jinping during Lee's first trip to Beijing since taking office in June.