Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that they would work together to construct a comprehensive alliance between the two countries.
The China-Venezuela Alliance
![Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, second from left, attend a ceremony at the tomb of the national hero Simon Bolivar at the National Pantheon in Caracas, July 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7ef41e6d-a0ee-462e-9714-be385d7ba773_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, second from left, attend a ceremony at the tomb of the national hero Simon Bolivar at the National Pantheon in Caracas, July 20, 2014.
![Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, not pictured, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, July 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f0e2b32c-9192-4ee0-bc40-37d9563522f1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, not pictured, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, July 20, 2014.