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 attends a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (not pictured) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, July 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C036C982-2C04-4C59-9D55-920B9853F490_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.
![Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, presents Chinese President Xi Jinping with a replica of the sword of national hero Simon Bolivar during a ceremony at the National Pantheon in Caracas, July 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4E751F04-EBA1-4DB1-96B9-58394880F0C4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, presents Chinese President Xi Jinping with a replica of the sword of national hero Simon Bolivar during a ceremony at the National Pantheon in Caracas, July 20, 2014.
![A Venezuelan child welcomes China's President Xi Jinping at Simon Bolivar airport, in Caracas, July 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C0437068-A037-4E4B-A71B-44B34CBF64CD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Venezuelan child welcomes China's President Xi Jinping at Simon Bolivar airport, in Caracas, July 20, 2014.
![Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from left, gestures as he is welcomed by his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro at the Simon Bolivar airport, in Caracas, July 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5EB2A39E-BB43-409A-B964-F06C31405032_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from left, gestures as he is welcomed by his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro at the Simon Bolivar airport, in Caracas, July 20, 2014.