SECOND-ORDER EFFECTS:
🚨🇨🇳🇻🇪 CHINA TELLS BANKS: OPEN THE BOOKS ON VENEZUELA
Beijing just quietly told its biggest banks to open their books and reveal how much exposure they have to Venezuela, signaling that even China is getting nervous about Trump’s foreign policy wild card.
Apparently, Chinese… pic.twitter.com/rWI9M50ENP
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 5, 2026