China condemns U.S. strikes on Venezuela, demands respect for sovereignty

Commenting on the situation in Venezuela, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed China's opposition to the use or threat of force, and any imposition of one country's will on another.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent condolences to Swiss President Guy Parmelin over a deadly New Year fire in Crans-Montana that killed 40 people and injured 119.

China is urging the U.S. to release Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife, calling their seizure a violation of international law.

U.S. media reported that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife will be sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York following their capture in a U.S. military operation.

A spokesperson for the Somali Permanent Mission to the United Nations said the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting at 10 a.m. on Monday on the U.S. operation against Venezuela.

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Venezuela’s military has been rendered ineffective and said President Nicolás Maduro and his wife are being held aboard a vessel bound for New York to face U.S. justice.

China has condemned U.S. strikes against Venezuela and its president, calling the actions a violation of international law and a threat to regional peace.

Venezuela has urged the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting to condemn what it calls a “brutal, unjustified” U.S. attack, following claims that President Maduro and his wife were captured.

U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife following a large-scale strike early Saturday.

CBS News reports that U.S. airstrikes hit military sites in Caracas early Saturday, prompting President Maduro to declare a state of emergency.