Before he left Venezuela for Beijing, Nicolas Maduro said the trip was “very necessary, very opportune and full of great expectations”. Photo: AFP
Before he left Venezuela for Beijing, Nicolas Maduro said the trip was “very necessary, very opportune and full of great expectations”. Photo: AFP
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Nicolas Maduro heads to China as he tries to salvage Venezuelan economy

President will attend meeting of senior officials in Beijing and is also expected to meet Xi Jinping during ‘very necessary, very opportune’ trip

Laura Zhou
Laura Zhou

Updated: 10:55pm, 13 Sep, 2018

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Before he left Venezuela for Beijing, Nicolas Maduro said the trip was “very necessary, very opportune and full of great expectations”. Photo: AFP
Before he left Venezuela for Beijing, Nicolas Maduro said the trip was “very necessary, very opportune and full of great expectations”. Photo: AFP
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