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China Extends $5 Billion Debt Lifeline to Venezuela
Talking to Putin Tomorrow to Figure Out How to Stabilize Oil Prices Venezuela has struck a deal with China, its most generous creditor in recent years, for $5 billion designed to increase oil production in the coming months. Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro confirmed the agreement via a television broadcast on the evening of September 1 but was not specific on