Original Author: Fan Jishe
Fan Jishe, a professor at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China, writes that President Trump has elevated the Western Hemisphere to the top position in his national security strategy. Fan argues the United States is therefore preparing to “retreat” from the Middle East and Europe and “consolidate” its position in the Americas. Fan argues that Venezuela is the focal point on which U.S. domestic and regional policy agendas intersect, and that the United States’ 2026 military action against Venezuela was intended to advance the U.S. position in the great power strategic competition between the United States and China.
This is one of six pieces published by the journal of Contemporary International Relations following an academic seminar titled “U.S. Military Action Against Venezuela and Its Impacts.” The other five pieces are also available on the Interpret: China platform. The journal is published by the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), a Chinese think tank affiliated with the Ministry of State Security.