N07 bonus: Venezuela 🇻🇪 委內瑞拉

這是一個 bonus update 額外更新 🌟 完整解說在 N07 Venezuela 🇻🇪 委內瑞拉 https://vocus.cc/article/6969d6e7fd897800011456e2

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📰 朗讀參考 5 篇媒體報導：CNN, BBC, Time, 以及兩篇 The Guardian, The Guardian.

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US strikes Venezuela and captures president Nicolás Maduro

A surprise pre-dawn attack on 3 January saw US forces capture and depose the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores.

The attack and unprecedented capture of a sitting president follow months of an intense US pressure campaign against Venezuela. The US navy has amassed a huge fleet off the Venezuelan coast since September, carried out airstrikes against alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific and seized Venezuelan oil tankers. The Guardian

The ousted Venezuelan leader and the former first lady are now in a New York jail, facing drug and weapons charges to which they pleaded not guilty during a first court appearance. President Donald Trump has said the US now “runs” the oil-rich South American country and Maduro’s vice president was sworn in as acting president. CNN

Venezuela is home to the largest proven oil reserve on Earth, with an estimated 300 billion barrels lying beneath the surface.

Venezuela's oil production has been hit in recent decades by disinvestment and mismanagement - as well as US sanctions. At roughly one million barrels per day, the country accounts for less than 1% of global supply. BBC

A lot of questions remain to be answered following the unprecedented ouster of the Venezuelan leader. For Venezuelans, both inside the country and abroad, it's been a mix of emotions and a sense of uncertainty over what comes next. CNN

Many countries expressed outrage over the capture of Maduro, while even some U.S. allies issued statements calling for the rule of law to be respected. Time

Despite Trump's statements that the US will decide the fate of the country, the Venezuelan military appears to be in control of the country and its military assets.

What is clear is that the US is determined to play a large role in Venezuela, through the use of military force or otherwise. The Guardian