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Trump claims India will buy Venezuelan oil, welcomes China's investment; Chinese expert notices remarks 'unilateral,' no confirmation from Indian side

Global Times · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 829 words · By Global Times
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US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One as he travels from Joint Base Andrews, Md.

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What happened

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One as he travels from Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Why it matters

to Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Fla., on January 31, 2026.

Common ground

Photo: VCG US President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that India will start buying oil from Venezuela "as opposed to Iran," adding that "China is welcome to come in and will make a great deal on oil," according to a Bloomberg report.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Doubt: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 85% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 75% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Doubt 95% confidence
Questioning the credibility of a source or claim without providing evidence.

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“US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One as he travels from Joint Base Andrews, Md. to Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Fla., on January 31, 2026.”
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“US President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that India will start buying oil from Venezuela "as opposed to Iran," adding that "China is welcome to come in and will make a great deal on oil," according to a Bloomberg report.”
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“"India's coming in and they're going to be buying Venezuelan oil, as opposed to buying it from Iran," Trump claimed to reporters during a flight to Mar-a-Lago on Air Force One. "We've already made the deal, the concept of that deal," Bloomberg reported on Sunday.”
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“Local media reports called it "Trump's big claim," while noting that there has been no immediate reaction from New Delhi over the alleged "purchase."”
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“Hindustan Times reported that Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez dialed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to discuss the deepening of bilateral cooperation, including in energy, trade and investment - the first contact from the Venezuelan side with India at the leadership level since the seizure of Nicolas Maduro.”
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“"Spoke with Acting President of Venezuela, Ms. Delcy Rodríguez. We agreed to further deepen and expand our bilateral partnership in all areas, with a shared vision of taking India-Venezuela relations to new heights in the years ahead," Modi said on social media after the phone call.”
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“Hindustan Times said the US has repeatedly attacked India's oil purchases dominated by Russia and imposed tariffs on Indian imports, a move New Delhi slammed as "unjustified."”
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“According to Reuters, New Delhi stopped loading oil from Iran in 2019 due to US sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program, and also stopped buying oil from Caracas last year after Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on countries buying Venezuelan oil.”
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“Indian refiners turned to US oil to make up for the loss of Iranian supply, then curbed US purchases and became the top buyer of Russian seaborne oil sold at a discount after Western nations imposed sanctions on Moscow, according to Reuters.”
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“However, Trump in August last year doubled duties on imports from India to 50 percent to pressure New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled in January that the additional 25 percent tariff on Indian goods could be removed, given what he called a sharp reduction in Indian imports of Russian oil, per media reports.”
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“Since the seizure of Maduro in January, Trump has claimed that the US has taken control of the oil-rich Venezuela.”
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“The US President said on Saturday that the US and Venezuela would share oil profits and noted the US was "getting along very well with the leadership of Venezuela. They're doing a really good job."”
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“A fleet of 18 ships loaded with crude oil bound for refineries in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi in January, and combined crude deliveries to the US will reach about 275,000 barrels a day, more than doubling volumes seen in December last year, per media reports.”
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“Li Haidong, a professor at the China Foreign Affairs University, told the Global Times on Sunday that judging from current media reports, Trump's claim that India will start buying Venezuelan oil is merely his unilateral statement.”
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“While Indian media have reported over the claim, they gave no indication of confirmation from the Indian side, nor any such response from the Venezuelan side.”
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“Responding to the Trump administration's request that Venezuela must "partner exclusively with the US on oil production," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on January 7 that Venezuela is a sovereign state and has full permanent sovereignty over all its natural resources and economic activities.”
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