00:00What about China? China has been very important as an investor in Venezuela.
00:05Do you see a future for Chinese engagement in Venezuela going forward?
00:12Well, I'm sure you're aware that China lent over $60 billion to the Chavista regime
00:20and was very concerned that they were not being paid.
00:23That has been reducing significantly in today, we estimate it's around $16 billion.
00:31And certainly China has identified the huge potential in rare minerals
00:36and other natural resources Venezuela has.
00:43But as we say, we are moving into a situation in which we want full compliance,
00:52full transparency in terms of the relations with international actors,
00:59not only extracontinental actors.
01:01And that's something that has been lacking in their relations with China from day one.
01:05So, you know, we are in a process in which we need to dismantle the presence of foreign regimes,
01:14Cuba, Russia, Iran, currently infiltrated into Venezuela's institutions,
01:21not only economic activity, including the military,
01:24and dismantling also the technological platforms that have use for espionage
01:33and terror of the Venezuelan people.
01:43In the back.
01:47Thank you very much.
01:48My name is Toby.
01:49I go to Brown University.
01:51I was wondering, what could younger people do to help out, in your opinion?
01:56I love your question.
01:57Thank you so much.
01:58And I'm not sure if you're aware, but two days ago, for the first time in almost two years,
02:07we saw young Venezuelans in our, you know, 23 universities all around the country
02:16calling for civil society to speak out in support of our political prisoners
02:23and the total liberation of them.
02:28This was very courageous, very brave on their behalf.
02:32And what we saw that day is something unthinkable just a few weeks ago.
02:39So what's taking place in Venezuela is huge in terms of the repercussions it's already having in the region.
02:48I mean, when we dismantle the regime, the criminal regime in Venezuela, Cuba will be next.
02:55Nicaragua will follow.
02:57For the first time in history, we will have the Americas free of communism and dictatorship.
03:03This is huge regarding, you know, the contribution to humanity.
03:08And I think this is a moment in which we require young people speaking out
03:14because the fight for freedom in Venezuela is a huge contribution also for freedom around the world.
03:22And we will make this happen.
03:24I want to insist on this.
03:25We will never give up.
03:28What we have done as a society is remarkable.
03:32We've heard all along the way, Tabi, that this was impossible to achieve.
03:37And finally, here we are at the threshold of freedom because of people's will and organization.
03:44And certainly because we have the support and leadership of the U.S. government at this point.
03:51May I follow up on something you just noted?
03:54You said Cuba will be next.
03:57Nicaragua will be next.
03:58I just wonder, does anything about that give you pause in terms of the precedent that is set of regime
04:07change?
04:08I mean, what happened in Venezuela, whether you like Nicolas Maduro or not,
04:12and I think we know where you stand on that,
04:16but it was one country sending in special forces to remove the leader who was running that country.
04:28I'm talking about more widely in the region.
04:31Anything about that?
04:32We're talking a lot about the global world rules-based order here.
04:37It's hard to square these.
04:39But I want to make it this clear.
04:42And where does the election on July 24, 2024, July 28, 2024, stands for?
04:51I mean, there was an election under the rules of the regime.
04:56Conditions so extremely unjust that I'm sure those in the audience who have never accepted participating, we did.
05:07We overcame every obstacle.
05:10We had no media.
05:12We had no money.
05:14But we had organization and we won.
05:17And we proved it with 85% of the original tally sheets scanned for the world to see.
05:27So regime change was mandated by the people.
05:32Nicolás Maduro was not a legitimate president.
05:36He was the head of an international criminal structure that was, you know, persecuting, torturing, and destroying innocent people.
05:50An invasion had taken place in Venezuela.
05:53What we had asked is support so that law could be enforced.
05:59And that's precisely what happened on January the 3rd.
06:02So I think it is time for people around the world to call things by their name, as they are.
06:10You know, the previous structures that we had internationally did not work.
06:15I mean, over 20,000 people have been detained illegally during the Chavista Maduro regime.
06:24Over 11,000 have been executed by parallel structures of the regime.
06:32Over 2,000 cases of torture, including foreign individuals that are recently given testimony of what they suffered.
06:44Camilo Castro, a Frenchman, saying how he was even sexually assaulted while he was in prison.
06:51It disappeared for months.
06:55I mean, this is still happening in Venezuela.
06:58So this is not about changing our regime for the sake of one country.
07:04This is supporting the just cause for democracy and freedom of a nation that has demonstrated its will to reunite
07:16in freedom.
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