Chinese airlines and Boeing are victims of US tariffs: commerce ministry

China's Ministry of Commerce said it would continue to support Chinese and American enterprises in conducting normal business cooperation in response to reports that China had sent three Boeing planes back to the U.S.

In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said that China and the United States have enjoyed long-term, mutually beneficial cooperation in civil aviation, which has greatly facilitated trade and personnel exchanges between the two countries.

However, the U.S. has imposed tariffs that have severely disrupted global industrial and supply chain stability, impacting the international air transport market and preventing many companies from engaging in normal trade and investment activities. Both Chinese airlines and Boeing are victims, said the ministry.

China is committed to supporting normal business cooperation between the two countries and hopes the U.S. will listen to the concerns of businesses, creating a stable and predictable environment for trade and investment, said the ministry.

Chinese airlines and Boeing are victims of US tariffs: commerce ministry

Chinese airlines and Boeing are victims of US tariffs: commerce ministry

Chinese airlines and Boeing are victims of US tariffs: commerce ministry

Chinese airlines and Boeing are victims of US tariffs: commerce ministry

Chinese airlines and Boeing are victims of US tariffs: commerce ministry

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez said on Sunday that the country is at a critical stage and must achieve national unity, emphasizing that maintaining internal cohesion is of utmost importance.

In a televised address, Rodriguez called on the public to continue trusting the government under the current highly complex political circumstances.

Her statement comes in the wake of a January 3 military operation conducted by the United States, during which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were taken into custody and flown out of the country.

The operation resulted in at least 100 fatalities.

Rodriguez, who was sworn in as acting president two days later on January 5, framed her appeal for unity against this backdrop of external intervention.

Meanwhile, Venezuelan Minister of Communication and Information Freddy Nanez denounced the U.S. actions as a "war crime of the 21st century" when speaking at an international cultural event on Sunday.

Nanez condemned not only the January 3 airstrikes but also the associated cyber and electromagnetic attacks.

He accused the United States of violating international law through the forced removal of President Maduro and his wife, while attacks on civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities, represent a flagrant breach of humanitarian norms.

He reiterated that the stigmatization and military attacks against Venezuela are driven by economic interests, particularly the desire to control its abundant natural resources.

Venezuelan acting president calls for national unity amid complex situation