Kurt Grötsch
January 10, 2026
China strongly condemned the kidnapping and the violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty. Without grandstanding, in the style of Trump and Macron, it has taken a series of measures, understanding that the United States has defined control of Venezuelan oil as a way to halt China’s presence in South America and stop its unstoppable development.
China has taken a series of measures that strike at the heart of US imperialism because the aggression against Venezuela is a declaration of war against the proposal for a multipolar world and the BRICS.
Just hours after the news of President Maduro’s kidnapping broke, Xi Jinping convened an emergency meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee that lasted exactly 120 minutes. There were no statements or diplomatic threats; There was the silence that precedes the storm because that meeting triggered what Chinese strategists call a “comprehensive asymmetric response” to counter aggression against partners in the Western Hemisphere. Venezuela is the beachhead for Latin America in the United States’ “backyard.”
The first phase of the Chinese response was activated at 9:15 a.m. on January 4 when the People’s Bank of China quietly announced the temporary suspension of all US dollar transactions with companies that had ties to the US defense sector. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and General Dynamics awoke that Thursday to the news that all their transactions with China had been frozen without prior notice.
At 11:43 a.m. that same day, the State Grid Corporation of China, which controls the world’s largest electrical grid, announced a technical review of all its contracts with US suppliers of electrical equipment, implying that China is decoupling from US technology.
At 2:17 p.m., China National Petroleum Corporation, the world's largest state-owned oil company, announced a strategic reorganization of its global supply routes, effectively reactivating its "energy weapon" by canceling oil supply contracts with U.S. refineries worth $47 billion annually. Oil that had been arriving on the U.S. East Coast was redirected to India, Brazil, South Africa, and other partners in the Global South. This caused oil prices to surge 23 percent in a single session.
But the most important aspect is the strategic message: China can strangle the United States' energy supply without firing a single shot.
In another move, the China Ocean Shipping Company, which controls approximately 40 percent of international shipping capacity, implemented what it called “Operational Route Optimization,” causing Chinese cargo ships to avoid U.S. ports. Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York, and Miami, which rely on Chinese shipping logistics to maintain their supply chains, suddenly found themselves without 35 percent of their normal container traffic. This was a catastrophe for Walmart, Amazon, and Target, which depend on Chinese ships to import goods manufactured in China to U.S. ports, as their supply chains partially collapsed within hours.
The most striking aspect of all these measures was their simultaneous implementation, which created a cascading effect that exponentially amplified the economic impact. It wasn't a gradual escalation; it was a systemic shock designed to nullify the United States' capacity to respond.
The US government had barely finished absorbing the blow when China activated a new package of measures: the mobilization of countries in the Global South. At 4:22 a.m. on January 4, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi offered Brazil, India, South Africa, Iran, Turkey, Indonesia, and 23 other countries immediate preferential trade terms for any country that publicly committed to not recognizing any Venezuelan government that came to power with the criminal support of the United States.
In less than 24 hours, 19 countries had accepted the offer. Brazil was the first, followed by India, South Africa, and Mexico, and this is the practical manifestation of a multipolar world in action. China has achieved an instant anti-American coalition using the weapon of economic incentives.
The icing on the cake came on January 5th, when Beijing activated its financial weapon: China's cross-border interbank payment system announced it was expanding its operational capacity to absorb any international transaction seeking to bypass the Washington-controlled SWIFT system. This effectively means China has delivered a fully functional alternative to the Western financial system. Any country, company, or bank wishing to trade without relying on US financial infrastructure can use the Chinese system, which is 97 percent cheaper and faster.
The response was immediate and massive: in the first 48 hours of operation, transactions worth $89 billion were processed. Central banks in 34 countries opened operational accounts in the Chinese system. This signifies an accelerated de-dollarization of one of the most important sources of US financing.
On the technology front, China, which controls 60 percent of the world's rare earth production—elements critical for manufacturing semiconductors and electronic components—announced temporary restrictions on rare earth exports to any country that supported the kidnapping of President Maduro. Apple, Microsoft, Google, Intel… All the US tech giants, which depend on Chinese supply chains for critical components, are alarmed because their production systems could collapse in a matter of weeks.
Every move by China strikes at the economic heart of US imperialism.
Source: https://abyayalasoberana.org/noticias/venezuela-china-responde-a-tope/ via https://mpr21.info/la-respuesta-integral-asimetrica-de-china-al-secuestro-de-maduro/
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