China Looks for Assurances Over Billions in Loans to Venezuela

Chinese officials have sought talks with Venezuelan and US officials to get assurances over its loans to the South American country, according to people familiar with the matter.

The outreach is part of a flurry of activity by the Chinese government and banks to secure their economic and lending interests in the wake of the capture of Venezuela’s president by US forces, one of the people said. Since Nicolás Maduro was flown out of Caracas, the Trump administration has sought to bring Venezuela closer to its orbit.