Peng Liyuan visits National Center for the Performing Arts with Brazilian First Lady

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited China's National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) with Rosangela Lula da Silva, wife of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon.

Rosangela is accompanying Lula during his current five-day state visit to China from Saturday to Wednesday at the invitation of Xi.

Peng and Rosangela visited the interior architecture of the venue, watched an art exhibition, and learned about the NCPA's efforts in promoting international cultural exchanges and popularizing art.

Peng then invited Rosangela to enjoy excerpts of classical operas and performances of Chinese and Brazilian songs.

Noting that both China and Brazil are major cultural countries, Peng said there has been active people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two sides in recent years, and that mutual understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries have deepened day by day.

She expressed the hope that both sides will maintain this good momentum and promote mutual understanding and friendship among the two peoples.

Rosangela thanked Peng for the warm and thoughtful arrangement and appreciated the artists' entertaining performances.

She spoke highly of China's development achievements and splendid culture, and expressed her willingness to actively promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries and to continue making contributions to deepening the friendship between Brazil and China.

Peng Liyuan visits National Center for the Performing Arts with Brazilian First Lady

Peng Liyuan visits National Center for the Performing Arts with Brazilian First Lady

Peng Liyuan visits National Center for the Performing Arts with Brazilian First Lady

Peng Liyuan visits National Center for the Performing Arts with Brazilian First Lady

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