Caracas, Venezuela - Dec 23, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of street scenes 2. Various of Bolivar Avenue bustling with vendors, pedestrians 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Gerson Tello, fruit vendor (partially overlaid with shot 4): "What the U.S. wants is to grab what doesn't belong to them. It's terrible. The situation is very serious." ++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ 4. Street scenes ++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ 5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Barbara Garcia, university student (ending with shot 6): "The oil belongs to the people of Venezuela. It's our wealth. I completely disagree with the U.S. claims. Absolutely not. I think U.S. rhetoric is highly provocative." 6. Various of street scenes, local residents, vendors 7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Orlando Rincon, local resident: "We long for a peaceful and tranquil life. We want the harmony we once had, and we will get it back." 8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Peggy Hinault, tourism worker (ending with shot 9): "As Venezuelans, all we truly seek is peace. We hope that everyone, including ourselves, can live in calm and safety." 9. Various of shoppers browsing clothing stalls in market area 10. Various of street scenes; pedestrians Storyline Results of a recent poll released by research firm DataViva have showed an overwhelming consensus across all sectors of Venezuelan society in opposing U.S. military threats and asserting national sovereignty. According to the survey, 90 percent of respondents opposed any potential U.S. military action against Venezuela, while 97 percent rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that "Venezuela's oil and wealth belong to the United States." Additionally, 90 percent said they could not accept Venezuela being labeled a "foreign terrorist organization" by the U.S., and 92 percent opposed any proposed U.S. maritime blockade targeting the country. On the bustling Bolivar Avenue in the capital city of Caracas, everyday citizens, from vendors to students and tourists, voiced their defiance against foreign intervention and their hope for peace. "What the U.S. wants is to grab what doesn't belong to them. It's terrible. The situation is very serious," said Gerson Tello, a fruit vendor. "The oil belongs to the people of Venezuela. It's our wealth. I completely disagree with the U.S. claims. Absolutely not. I think U.S. rhetoric is highly provocative," said Barbara Garcia, a university student. "We long for a peaceful and tranquil life. We want the harmony we once had, and we will get it back," said Orlando Rincon, a local resident. "As Venezuelans, all we truly seek is peace. We hope that everyone, including ourselves, can live in calm and safety," said Peggy Hinault, a tourism worker. Since late August, the United States has ramped up military presence in the Caribbean off Venezuela's coast, alongside escalating sanctions, blockades and military threats against the oil-rich South American nation. In a notable recent development, the White House has ordered the U.S. military to focus almost exclusively on enforcing a "quarantine" of Venezuelan oil for at least the next two months, according to a U.S. official.