China condemns Maduro capture but some see it as a chance to assert its global position

BEIJING — An attack on a country after a military buildup and embargo at sea. A leader deposed by a superpower that views them as illegitimate. While some are drawing parallels between the United States’ dramatic action in Venezuela and China’s ambitions for Taiwan, experts say Beijing is less concerned about the self-ruled island’s sovereignty and instead views the attack as an opportunity to undermine America’s global leadership. As the Trump administration withdraws from global institutions and upends long-standing norms, Beijing has sought to cast itself as the true champion of the rules-based international order. Chinese state media commentaries on…