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Matt Ferchen
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In The Media
China's Worries After Death of Venezuela's Chavez
The direction of Sino-Venezuelan ties remains unknown following Chavez' death.
By Matt Ferchen
Published on Mar 11, 2013
Source: NTC TV
Speaking to NTD TV, Carnegie-Tsinghua's Matt Ferchen explained that China-Venezuela relations are based “on a set of mutual interests around oil.” Now, because Sino-Venezuelan ties were really initiated by Chavez, and his control over Venezuela’s state oil company was so strong, the direction that the country and the country’s oil industry will take remains unknown.
About the Author
Matt Ferchen
Former Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
Ferchen specializes in China’s political-economic relations with emerging economies. At the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, he ran a program on China’s economic and political relations with the developing world, including Latin America.
- How China Is Reshaping International Development
- Why Unsustainable Chinese Infrastructure Deals Are a Two-Way StreetArticle
Matt Ferchen, Anarkalee Perera
Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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