Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a high-level meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during the celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War, Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. Photo: Xinhua/Ding Haitao.
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Friday, May 9, a high-level Venezuelan delegation led by President Nicolás Maduro met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow to reaffirm strategic ties between the nations. The meeting was held within the context of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War, defeating Nazi-Germany in 1945.
During the talks, both sides reviewed over 600 bilateral agreements signed through the High-Level Joint Commission. These agreements cover sectors including energy, oil, economy, trade, health, and telecommunications, deepening economic and political ties between Caracas and Beijing in recent years.
Previous engagements, such as President Maduro’s 2023 visit to China and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez’s trips to China in December 2024 and earlier this May, have further expanded collaboration in strategic areas like energy and finance.
Maduro and Xi Jinping hold talks in Moscow
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The meeting reinforced the enduring partnership between Caracas and Beijing, a relationship central to Venezuela’s foreign policy and a cornerstone of China’s Latin America strategy.
The meeting falls within the framework of the “All-Weather Strategic Partnership,” a mechanism enabling both nations to build resilience against international pressure and sanctions, particularly those led by Western powers such as the US.
Since establishing diplomatic relations in 1974, Sino-Venezuelan cooperation has seen rapid expansion, accelerating notably in the past two decades under the Bolivarian Revolution. China has emerged as Venezuela’s leading trade partner, with major investments in energy, mining, and infrastructure projects.
Presidential statements
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China and Venezuela are good partners of mutual trust and common development. He stated that China will, as always, firmly support Venezuela in safeguarding sovereignty, national dignity, and social stability, as reported by Xinhua.
Noting that China and Venezuela have forged an ironclad friendship amid the changing international situation, Xi added that since the two countries elevated the bilateral relations to an all-weather strategic partnership in 2023, exchanges across various sectors and at all levels have been vigorous, bilateral trade has grown continuously, new progress has been made in investment cooperation and people-to-people exchanges, and friendship between the two countries has become increasingly popular among the peoples.
President Maduro and China’s Xi Jinping Speak in Moscow (+Ibrahim Traoré)
For his part, Maduro said China is a great friend of Venezuela, expressing his gratitude for China’s longstanding and selfless support in helping his country safeguard national sovereignty and advance economic and social development.
He stated that Venezuela is looking forward to strengthening its partnership with China and deepening cooperation in trade, energy, agriculture, science and technology, education, and other fields for more tangible results and to benefit the two peoples.
Noting that Xi’s vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind has opened up bright prospects for world peace and development, Maduro said Venezuela is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with China to uphold multilateralism, defend international fairness and justice, and safeguard the common interests of the international community.
Special for Orinoco Tribune by staff
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