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KOMENTÁŘ A ANALÝZA | Jak dopadne Maduro a co bude s venezuelským socialismem? To teď řeší většina světových médií, ale v pozadí se odehrává mnohem drsnější partie. Kdo si myslí, že americká operace byla jen honbou za levnými palivy, je vedle jak ta jedle. Tohle nebyl primárně boj o ropu, ale tvrdá facka Číně a jasná demonstrace síly v rodícím se multipolárním světě. O tom, že Peking dostal v Caracasu mat, a proč se teď Si Ťin-pching musí bát o své energetické tepny, jsme mluvili s ředitelem Centra asijsko-pacifických studií (CAPS) na CEVRO Univerzitě a kolegou z INFO.CZ Janem Železným.
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**COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS |** What will become of Maduro, and what lies ahead for Venezuelan socialism? That is what much of the global media is currently debating. Yet in the background, a far harsher game is being played. Anyone who believes the U.S. operation was merely a hunt for cheap fuel is completely mistaken. This was not primarily a battle over oil, but a hard slap in China’s face and a clear demonstration of power in an emerging multipolar world. We spoke with Jan Železný, Director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies (CAPS) at CEVRO University and a colleague from INFO.CZ, about how Beijing was effectively checkmated in Caracas—and why Xi Jinping now has reason to fear for China’s energy lifelines. COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS | What will become of Maduro, and what lies ahead for Venezuelan socialism? That is what much of the global media is currently debating. Yet in the background, a far harsher game is being played. Anyone who believes the U.S. operation was merely a hunt for cheap fuel is completely mistaken. This was not primarily a battle over oil, but a hard slap in China’s face and a clear demonstration of power in an emerging multipolar world. We spoke with Jan Železný, Director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies (CAPS) at CEVRO University and a colleague from INFO.CZ, about how Beijing was effectively checkmated in Caracas—and why Xi Jinping now has reason to fear for China’s energy lifelines.