China Social Media Hails Trump’s Maduro Move as Taiwan Template

President Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Madurosparked widespread discussion on Chinese social media, with many users saying the operation offered a template for how Beijing could handle tensions with Taiwan.

Trump’s strike against the Venezuelan strongman shot to the top of China’s Weibo late Saturday, with the topic gaining some 440 million views on the X-like platform. Many commentators were quick to make comparisons between the fate of the South American nation and that of the self-ruled democracy Beijing has vowed to claim.

“I suggest using the same method to reclaim Taiwan in the future,” one ...