The "mercenary invasion" incident continues to ferment the old complaints of the US Commission

　　"Mercenary invasion" events continue to simmer
　　the United States Commission does not obliterate the old grudges recrystallization new enemies

　　Comprehensive foreign media reports that the Venezuelan government has announced that it has foiled two incidents of mercenary maritime invasion and arrested several American mercenaries. Venezuelan President Maduro called "the United States responsible for the invasion." The US side denied that it was related to the incident.

　　Over the past few days, the "mercenary invasion" incident has continued to ferment, and the US-Venezuela relationship has only worsened.

　　Venezuela points directly to the United States

　　According to a press communiqué issued by the Venezuelan government, in the early hours of May 3, a group of mercenaries landed on the coast of Guaira state in northern Venezuela in an attempt to create chaos, initiate a coup, and engage in firefights with Venezuelan security forces. The Venezuelan team thwarted the invasion and killed and arrested many people. A captured person admitted that he was a "agent of the United States Drug Control Agency". On the afternoon of the 4th, the Venezuelan side again thwarted an invasion operation and captured multiple intruders, including two American mercenaries.

　　On the evening of May 4, Venezuelan President Maduro issued a national television speech, saying that the main purpose of the mercenary invasion was to assassinate him and undermine the peace and stability of Venezuela. He also claimed that the United States should be responsible for successive mercenary invasions. On the same day, the head of an American mercenary company publicly admitted to participating in the planning of the invasion, saying that he signed a contract with the Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido.

　　Faced with the accusations from the Venezuelan side, the White House National Security Committee issued a statement saying, "The United States has nothing to do with the recent invasion of Venezuela", and many government officials including the US President, Defense Secretary and Secretary of State also said the same. According to a report by Venezuelan Television, Maduro insisted that "the United States receives reports about Venezuela every day, it is impossible not to know what happened."

　　The international community condemns

　　"The US government has been hostile and opposed to the Venezuelan government for a long time, and it has intensified in the past two years." Yuan Dongzhen, deputy director of the Latin American Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out to this reporter that the United States mainly adopted economic sanctions, diplomatic isolation and military threats. Means, increase sanctions against Venezuelan related enterprises and leaders, draw Latin American allies to establish an anti-Venezuelan front, and support the opposition to create tension and turmoil in Venezuela.

　　Guaido, who was called the "Party" of the invasion by the US mercenary company, has been strongly supported by the US government. In January last year, he proclaimed himself the "provisional president" and repeatedly publicly announced the "authorization" of US military intervention in Venezuela. In April last year, Guaido launched a military coup, but was defeated.

　　In the view of Delgaro, a professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Caravavo University in Venezuela, the United States continues to exert pressure on Venezuela's limits and overthrow the Maduro government at all costs, making it difficult to get rid of the suspected invasion of mercenaries.

　　The Russian Foreign Ministry recently issued a statement saying that while the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic is spreading, the US government is still constantly exerting pressure on Venezuela, including prosecuting Venezuelan President Maduro and others on the grounds of alleged “drug terrorism” for “drug control” In the name of imposing a de facto maritime blockade and military threats on Venezuela, he threw out plans to change the Venezuelan government in exchange for lifting sanctions. The mercenary invasion should be strongly condemned.

　　Historically, the United States has intervened in the politics of Latin American countries on many occasions to support the invasion of mercenaries, and even send troops directly to invade. Such as the Geelong Beach incident in 1961, armed interference in Dominica in 1965, and the invasion of Grenada in 1988. The suspicion that the United States has been able to repeat the old tricks this time has led to criticism from Latin American public opinion. The Brazilian Labor Party supports Maduro, strongly condemns the invasion of Venezuela by mercenaries, and demands a thorough investigation of the incident. The American Bolivar Union said that the mercenaries attempted to create violence and terror in Venezuela and overthrow the legitimate government. The organization strongly condemned this.

　　Less likely to use force

　　Yuan Dongzhen pointed out that although the Latin American policy of the United States has been slightly adjusted in different periods, its strategic objective has not changed. It will treat the Latin American region as the "backyard" of the United States. At the same time, using the differentiation of Latin American countries' position on the United States, to attract pro-American allies and isolate countries with anti-American tendencies.

　　Recently, the White House once again denied that the United States was involved in the invasion, and said that "there will not be a team sent, and troops will be sent if they are to be sent." This remark triggered concerns about the outbreak of military conflict in the US Commission.

　　Yuan Dongzhen pointed out that in order to avoid incurring criticism from the international community, the United States is unlikely to send troops directly to Venezuela. In the future, it may continue to adopt strategies such as sanctions, pressure, and isolation. "In US-Venezuela relations, the United States has the initiative. If the United States does not give up its hostile attitude toward Venezuela, bilateral relations will hardly be fundamentally improved, and conflicts and frictions will continue.

Li Jiabao