For Beijing, the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was a mixed bag -- an embarrassing surprise, a wake-up call over its alliances in Latin America and an opening to step up on the world stage, according to Nicholas Burns, the former US ambassador to China.

On today’s Big Take, host David Gura and Ambassador Burns discuss how President Donald Trump’s military actions and threats are reshaping China’s relationships across the Pacific and the Taiwan Strait—and how the so-called “Donroe Doctrine” could ultimately hand China a global edge.

Read more: How Maduro’s Removal Could Help China in Venezuela and Latin America

Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.

Fact-checking by Yang Yang and Naomi Ng; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.

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For Beijing, the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicol&aacute;s Maduro was a mixed bag -- an embarrassing surprise, a wake-up call over its alliances in Latin America and an opening to step up on the world stage, according to Nicholas Burns, the former US ambassador to China.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take, host David Gura and Ambassador Burns discuss how President Donald Trump&rsquo;s military actions and threats are reshaping China&rsquo;s relationships across the Pacific and the Taiwan Strait&mdash;and how the so-called &ldquo;Donroe Doctrine&rdquo; could ultimately hand China a global edge.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-01-13/how-maduro-s-removal-could-help-china-in-venezuela-and-latin-america?srnd=undefined">How Maduro&rsquo;s Removal Could Help China in Venezuela and Latin America</a>
Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.
Fact-checking by Yang Yang and Naomi Ng; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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The Domino Effect of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’

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