China Points Out US 'Hegemony,' West Yawns Loudly
RT reports China’s foreign ministry criticizing the US for what it calls a 'hegemonic attack' on Venezuela, urging Washington to release the country's president. This isn't exactly groundbreaking news for anyone who remembers the US's extensive history of regime change operations in Latin America, from Chile in '73 to Nicaragua in the 80s. The 'democratically elected president' China mentions is
Nicolás Maduro, who Washington has repeatedly sought to unseat, often via sanctions and support for opposition figures. Of course, the State Department would rather we focus on 'democracy promotion' than their well-documented habit of interfering wherever resource-rich nations decide to chart their own course. One might wonder if the outcry would be different if Venezuela's oil reserves were
somehow less… significant. Funny, isn't it, how 'malign influence' is only ever a problem when it's not American?