Opinion: The Post-WWII Order Faces Grave Challenges

The Jan. 3 U.S. military raid on Caracas, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to face trial in the U.S., has sent shockwaves across the globe. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was quick to point out that the American action constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and the basic norms governing international relations, as well as a breach of the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. This unfolding geopolitical crisis casts a long shadow over the strategic landscape, injecting significant uncertainty into the global balance of power and the psychological expectations of state actors.