Shotlist Beijing, China - Jan 5, 2026 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Screenshot of social media post of Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez 2. Screenshot of social media post of Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez Caracas, Venezuela - Jan 3, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Various of smoke rising from major military complex Fort Tiuna in distance Caracas, Venezuela - Jan 4, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Various of protesters gathering, marching in solidarity with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro 5. Motorists passing through street, holding photo of Nicolas Maduro 6. Protesters gathering Puerto Cabello, Venezuela - Dec 25, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 7. Facility, waves 8. Various of visitors on beach; smoke rising from chimney of coastal refinery FILE: Caracas, Venezuela - Dec 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 9. Petrol station 10. Cityscape, traffic Storyline Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez chaired her first cabinet meeting on Sunday, reaffirming the country's sovereignty amid heightened tensions following U.S. military actions against the country. The meeting, attended by over 30 ministers and representatives, pledged to defend the nation and its people against external interference. In a public statement, Rodriguez called for dialogue and mutual respect, urging the United States to engage in cooperation based on international law rather than conflict. "Our peoples and our region deserve peace and dialogue, not war," she said, adding "Venezuela has the right to peace, development, sovereignty and a future." Meanwhile, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, in a statement read out on national radio and television, also denounced that the U.S. troops sent to Venezuela early Saturday murdered "in cold blood" a large part of Maduro's security detail, soldiers and innocent civilians. Venezuela's military expressed its full support for the state of external emergency declared by the Venezuelan government following the U.S. strikes on several locations within Venezuela. "Our institution will continue to employ all its available capabilities for military defense, the maintenance of internal order, and the preservation of peace," the armed forces statement said. Padrino said the armed forces had activated "the Full Operational Readiness Plan throughout the entire national territory and in perfect civilian-military-police coordination." In the early hours of Saturday, the U.S. military forces carried out attacks and bombings in Caracas and other parts of the country and took Maduro and his wife by force.