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Nicolas Maduro, center left, with Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept.1, 2015. Photographer: Parker Song-Pool/Getty Images

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By Andreina Itriago

September 8, 2023 at 1:51 AM UTC

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September 8, 2023 at 11:05 AM UTC

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Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro arrived in China on Friday as he tries to secure financial support from President Xi Jinping’s government before a presidential election.

Maduro will pay a state visit from Sept. 8-14, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. His visit comes as Xi skips the Group of Twenty leaders’ summit in India this weekend for the first time since coming to power.