Venezuelans took to the streets in the country's capital city, Caracas, calling for national unity and peace and demanding that the United States release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
Tuesday marked one month since the U.S. seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and placed them in custody in New York.
Footage from China Media Group (CMG) showed demonstrators waving Venezuelan flags and holding placards, as they called for the release of Maduro and Flores.
"We took to the street, and we will continue to fight, because we hope the president will come back," said Maycol Fernandez, a protester.
"We demand the release of our president as soon as possible, and we want to tell the world that Venezuela is a land of peace," said Yesenia Gonzalez, another protestor.
"We must be more united than ever. No one or no force can divide us," said Juan Carlos Aleman, a member of the Venezuelan National Assembly.
Demonstration held in Venezuelan capital, demands release of Maduro by U.S.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Le Hoai Trung, special envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam, in Beijing on Tuesday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, offered his congratulations on the success of the 14th National Congress of the CPV.
Wang said that China is willing to work with Vietnam to follow the important consensus reached between the top leaders of the two parties and countries, grasp the strategic nature of bilateral relations, enhance the mutual benefits of bilateral cooperation, and highlight the particularity of the China-Vietnam friendship.
China is also ready to continuously promote the construction of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future, he said.
Trung, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPV Central Committee and minister of foreign affairs of Vietnam, said that Vietnam has always regarded its relations with China as its top priority and strategic choice, and adhered firmly to the one-China policy.
Vietnam anticipates the joint elevation of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and China, he added.
Chinese FM meets special envoy of Vietnam's To Lam
