Prediction: China Will Have Role in Replacing Chavez

There is probably no other nation that has a greater stake in replacing the just-deceased leader of Venezuela with “the right man” than China.  China stands to lose much if the “wrong man” becomes the new leader, a man that’s not friendly to continuing to supply vast quantities of the wealth of raw materials beneath the nation’s surface.  China is the recipient of millions of barrels of oil monthly, much at the expense of the United States, which Chavez diminished purposely and extensi vely in favor of China.  China has such a financial and physical stake in Venezuela minerals, such as gold and uranium, not to mention undeveloped oil fields holding vast quantities of petroleum, that it will push their “right man.”  If Las Vegas wagering centers offer opportunity to bet on who will replace Chavez, my money will be on whomever China picks and backs.

The very real-life danger of China’s fear of losing the favorable influence of Chavez forms the theme upon which the new fiction spy thriller, The China Oil Plot, is based.