David Friedberg
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It's unclear from the outside what makes Maduro the selected successor to Chavez.
It's unclear from the outside what makes Maduro the selected successor to Chavez.
What is it about him as a man, as a person, with his character that made him the successor to the Chavez regime?
What is it about him as a man, as a person, with his character that made him the successor to the Chavez regime?
And what about China?
And what about China?
Can you share a little bit about China's relationship
Can you share a little bit about China's relationship
with Venezuelan leadership in Maduro and when that became a more kind of intimate economic tie?
with Venezuelan leadership in Maduro and when that became a more kind of intimate economic tie?
Venezuela is a country of, I think, 28 million people.
Venezuela is a country of, I think, 28 million people.
By some estimates, 8 million people have fled the country.
By some estimates, 8 million people have fled the country.
Does that feel accurate to you?
Does that feel accurate to you?
And can you provide some anecdotes of why people leave, where they go, and what it's like in the country that's causing this mass exodus of the population?
And can you provide some anecdotes of why people leave, where they go, and what it's like in the country that's causing this mass exodus of the population?
A lot of people will say, why don't they go on the streets today?
A lot of people will say, why don't they go on the streets today?