Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro poses with representatives from the CCP’s Central Committee, including Wu Hansheng. Photo: Presidential Press.
Guacamaya, June 11, 2025. A Chinese Communist Party (CCP) delegation arrived in Caracas, Venezuela on Tuesday, where it is meeting with President Nicolás Maduro, high-level government officials and leaders of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
The group of Central Committee officials spoke about ideological matters, party and trade union organization, and deepening the alliance between both countries “in the face of U.S. imperialism’s attacks”.
The delegation is led by Wu Hansheng, a leading figure inside the party. He is both Head of the Society Work Department and Deputy Secretary of the Working Committee of the Central and State Organs of the CCP Central Committee. His roles include coordinating between the party and civil society organizations, including chambers of commerce, as well as party-building inside mixed-ownership and private companies.
Their multiple meetings also included separate conversations with foreign affairs minister Yván Gil, and interior minister and party secretary Diosdado Cabello. The president’s son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, was also present at some meetings, as he has led party-level relations between the CCP and the PSUV.
This event follows up Vice President Delcy Rodríguez’s visits to Beijing and Shanghai in April, which were focused on trade and investment rather than ideological reasons. As well as meeting with her Chinese counterpart, the also oil minister also spoke with CNPC executives.
During this year’s Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, Russia, Maduro also had an official meeting with Xi Jinping, while both sat together during the ceremonies.
The background to this series of high-level meetings is the retightening of U.S. sanctions this year. Since the administration of President Donald Trump started cancelling oil licenses for Chevron and other companies, Venezuela has once again pivoted towards Beijing.
