mo4ch:>‘Fake news’: Beijing slams WSJ report on Chinese diplomats meeting with Venezuelan opposition | Mo4ch News

A newspaper report alleging that Chinese diplomats met in secret with Venezuelan opposition figures to ensure that its vast investments in the Latin American country are not endangered is “fake news,” Beijing has claimed.The Wall Street Journal reported that the Chinese officials held talks in Washington with representatives of Juan Guaido, the self-appointed interim president of Venezuela who has received the full backing of the US… not so from China.The paper suggested that Beijing was looking to safeguard its oil projects in Venezuela from the current political crisis. Caracas also owes China around US$20 billion, it is estimated.“In fact the report is false. It’s fake news,” Hua Chunying, spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told reporters when asked about the article.China and Russia have refused to acknowledge Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate leader. Joined by NATO member Turkey, Beijing and Moscow have stressed that dialogue is the only solution to the crisis – which s…