USA/Venezuela-Airspace/Public Opinion
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of White House
FILE: Caracas, Venezuela - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of national flag of Venezuela, street
Caracas, Venezuela - Nov 29, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, dubbed in English) Edimar Molina, administrative systems consultant (partially overlaid with shots 4-5/ending with shot 6):
"Well, look, that's totally crazy. I think he can't actually do that because of all the political measures and regulations that exist. But if he really does it, I don't know, I wouldn't know what to do in that moment. I feel it's completely arbitrary. I don't think the United States can control the whole world and tell everyone, 'Hey, don't fly to Venezuela for these reasons.' But these things keep happening, and people just keep accepting them."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
Caracas, Venezuela - November 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. National flag of Venezuela, traffic, pedestrians
Caracas, Venezuela - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Traffic, people at bus station
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
Caracas, Venezuela - November 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of national flag of Venezuela, traffic
Caracas, Venezuela - Nov 29, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, dubbed in English) Giuliana Dominguez, public sector worker:
"Well, it's even harmful, because many of our supplies come from abroad, many are imported. So we are not only affected politically, but also economically. In many ways, this could hurt us."
Caracas, Venezuela - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Traffic, pedestrians
Caracas, Venezuela - Nov 29, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, dubbed in English) Maribel Guedez sociologist :
"Look, this is the last thing that could happen to us, but it keeps becoming more and more repetitive. The sovereignty of no country is respected anymore, and this is going to put Latin America in crisis, because an invader comes in, and that's what Trump has in his mind. I don't know what else he has planned. It's an abuse, an abuse of power. Just because you see yourself as a global power, you're going to close someone's skies? Look, we already have a naval blockade, and now an aerial blockade. Imagine the magnitude of that!"
FILE: Venezuela - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of city view, traffic
Venezuelans criticized the U.S. for attempting to apply "illegal extraterritorial jurisdiction" to Venezuela and for seeking to dictate terms regarding the use of the country's airspace, saying these actions violate its sovereignty.
Amid heightening tensions between the two countries, U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed "in its entirety."
"To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social without elaboration.
In street interviews with China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Saturday in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, many local residents reacted strongly to Trump's move, ranging from indignation to concerns over eroding their national sovereignty.
Edimar Molina, an administrative systems consultant, challenged the legal basis of the U.S. threat, questioning how a country could claim authority over another sovereign nation's airspace.
"Well, look, that's totally crazy. I think he can't actually do that because of all the political measures and regulations that exist. But if he really does it, I don't know, I wouldn't know what to do in that moment. I feel it's completely arbitrary. I don't think the United States can control the whole world and tell everyone, 'Hey, don't fly to Venezuela for these reasons.' But these things keep happening, and people just keep accepting them," said Edimar Molina.
Giuliana Dominguez, a public sector worker, expressed concern about the practical implications, highlighting how such restrictions would severely impact Venezuela's economy given its reliance on imported supplies.
"Well, it's even harmful, because many of our supplies come from abroad, many are imported. So we are not only affected politically, but also economically. In many ways, this could hurt us," said Giuliana Dominguez.
Maribel Guedez, a sociologist, analyzed the broader geopolitical implications, describing the move as part of a disturbing pattern of disrespect for national sovereignty that could destabilize the entire Latin America.
"Look, this is the last thing that could happen to us, but it keeps becoming more and more repetitive. The sovereignty of no country is respected anymore, and this is going to put Latin America in crisis, because an invader comes in, and that's what Trump has in his mind. I don't know what else he has planned. It's an abuse, an abuse of power. Just because you see yourself as a global power, you're going to close someone's skies? Look, we already have a naval blockade, and now an aerial blockade. Imagine the magnitude of that!" said Maribel Guedez.
USA/Venezuela-Airspace/Public Opinion
Dateline : Nov 29, 2025/Recent/File
Location : United States;Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Duration : 1'46
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of White House
FILE: Caracas, Venezuela - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of national flag of Venezuela, street
Caracas, Venezuela - Nov 29, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, dubbed in English) Edimar Molina, administrative systems consultant (partially overlaid with shots 4-5/ending with shot 6):
"Well, look, that's totally crazy. I think he can't actually do that because of all the political measures and regulations that exist. But if he really does it, I don't know, I wouldn't know what to do in that moment. I feel it's completely arbitrary. I don't think the United States can control the whole world and tell everyone, 'Hey, don't fly to Venezuela for these reasons.' But these things keep happening, and people just keep accepting them."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
Caracas, Venezuela - November 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. National flag of Venezuela, traffic, pedestrians
Caracas, Venezuela - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Traffic, people at bus station
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
Caracas, Venezuela - November 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of national flag of Venezuela, traffic
Caracas, Venezuela - Nov 29, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, dubbed in English) Giuliana Dominguez, public sector worker:
"Well, it's even harmful, because many of our supplies come from abroad, many are imported. So we are not only affected politically, but also economically. In many ways, this could hurt us."
Caracas, Venezuela - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Traffic, pedestrians
Caracas, Venezuela - Nov 29, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, dubbed in English) Maribel Guedez sociologist :
"Look, this is the last thing that could happen to us, but it keeps becoming more and more repetitive. The sovereignty of no country is respected anymore, and this is going to put Latin America in crisis, because an invader comes in, and that's what Trump has in his mind. I don't know what else he has planned. It's an abuse, an abuse of power. Just because you see yourself as a global power, you're going to close someone's skies? Look, we already have a naval blockade, and now an aerial blockade. Imagine the magnitude of that!"
FILE: Venezuela - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of city view, traffic
Venezuelans criticized the U.S. for attempting to apply "illegal extraterritorial jurisdiction" to Venezuela and for seeking to dictate terms regarding the use of the country's airspace, saying these actions violate its sovereignty.
Amid heightening tensions between the two countries, U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed "in its entirety."
"To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social without elaboration.
In street interviews with China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Saturday in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, many local residents reacted strongly to Trump's move, ranging from indignation to concerns over eroding their national sovereignty.
Edimar Molina, an administrative systems consultant, challenged the legal basis of the U.S. threat, questioning how a country could claim authority over another sovereign nation's airspace.
"Well, look, that's totally crazy. I think he can't actually do that because of all the political measures and regulations that exist. But if he really does it, I don't know, I wouldn't know what to do in that moment. I feel it's completely arbitrary. I don't think the United States can control the whole world and tell everyone, 'Hey, don't fly to Venezuela for these reasons.' But these things keep happening, and people just keep accepting them," said Edimar Molina.
Giuliana Dominguez, a public sector worker, expressed concern about the practical implications, highlighting how such restrictions would severely impact Venezuela's economy given its reliance on imported supplies.
"Well, it's even harmful, because many of our supplies come from abroad, many are imported. So we are not only affected politically, but also economically. In many ways, this could hurt us," said Giuliana Dominguez.
Maribel Guedez, a sociologist, analyzed the broader geopolitical implications, describing the move as part of a disturbing pattern of disrespect for national sovereignty that could destabilize the entire Latin America.
"Look, this is the last thing that could happen to us, but it keeps becoming more and more repetitive. The sovereignty of no country is respected anymore, and this is going to put Latin America in crisis, because an invader comes in, and that's what Trump has in his mind. I don't know what else he has planned. It's an abuse, an abuse of power. Just because you see yourself as a global power, you're going to close someone's skies? Look, we already have a naval blockade, and now an aerial blockade. Imagine the magnitude of that!" said Maribel Guedez.
ID : 8455416
Published : 2025-11-30 17:15
Last Modified : 2025-11-30 18:05:44
Source : CCTV Video News Agency,China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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