In a special interview marking teleSUR’s 20th anniversary, President Nicolas Maduro affirms, “If teleSUR says it, it’s because it’s true,” highlighting the channel’s role as a symbol of the Latin American and Caribbean revolutionary process. He also outlines strategic cooperation with China based on respect and mutual development.

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President Maduro visits teleSUR multiplatform in Caracas to celebrate its 20th anniversary and give special interview

Caracas, July 24, 2025 – In a historic moment celebrating teleSUR’s two decades of revolutionary communication, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appeared in an exclusive interview with teleSUR’s president Patricia Villegas and renowned journalist Ignacio Ramonet. Opening his remarks, President Maduro emphasized the trustworthiness of teleSUR, stating, “If teleSUR says it, it’s because it’s true.”

President Maduro congratulated the interviewers for their foundational role in establishing teleSUR, describing the network as a major legacy of Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, and the broader Latin American and Caribbean revolution of the 21st century. “teleSUR is a mark of this revolution,” he declared.

Reflecting on teleSUR’s evolution, the president praised its transformation from an international news channel into a communications phenomenon profoundly influencing Latin America and the Caribbean. “When there is confusion about a topic in the world, I look to teleSUR — its website, its social networks, which have developed into a multichannel, multiplatform behemoth,” Maduro said.

This milestone underscores teleSUR’s role in providing truthful information amid an international media landscape often dominated by imperialist narratives. The channel stands as a voice of peoples historically marginalized by mainstream outlets.

President Maduro Highlights Strategic, Non-Hegemonic China-Venezuela Partnership

In dialogue with teleSUR’s correspondent in China, the President elaborated on the evolving Venezuela-China strategic partnership, emphasizing its unique character. He highlighted China as a rising global power notable for its non-hegemonic and non-colonialist stance.

President Maduro explained that their strategy is based on dialogue and mutual respect among equals, emphasizing that it is a humanist project. He also noted that they have finalized important agreements at the highest levels of government, including meetings with President Xi Jinping during the Victory Day celebration in Moscow.

He detailed concrete joint ventures covering energy investments, commercial access for Venezuelan exports to China, and cutting-edge cooperation in developing sovereign and autonomous artificial intelligence tailored to Venezuela’s needs.

#ENVIVO | Presidente de #Venezuela 🇻🇪, Nicolás Maduro: "Nosotros con China tenemos una asociación estratégica de alto nivel, para todo momento y toda época, y ya está probada"
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The text reads: LIVE | President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro: “We have a high-level strategic partnership with China, for every moment and all times, and it is already proven.”

Satellite cooperation is also progressing positively, and they are collaborating on political training programs involving the Communist Party of China University and Venezuela’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).

This exclusive interview reflects teleSUR’s ongoing commitment to defend truth, sovereignty, and peoples’ rights, pillars vital to the Latin American and Caribbean emancipatory project. As teleSUR marks two decades, it continues championing an alternative discourse to imperialist interests and misrepresentations.

President Maduro’s reflections reinforce the platform’s symbolic and practical importance for advancing the Bolivarian vision of social justice, regional integration, and international solidarity in the 21st century.

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