Chinese → English transcript

Right now, near Bolívar Square in downtown Caracas, the capital of Venezuela

You can see behind me that many local people have already gathered, holding up national flags and shouting slogans to show their support for President Maduro

Many people, when interviewed by reporters, said they hope the U.S. government will immediately release Maduro and guarantee his personal safety

We are demanding from the go vernment

the genocide of the United States that

they return to us or give us a hope

worthy of our presi dent

who was kidnapped in a n act

vile, cowardly, and despicable by the go vernment

imperialist that wants to ta ke

our resources becau se

they are not interested in freedom or

in democracy, they are intere sted in

our oil, they are intere sted in

our natural resourc es

CMG reporter Cheng Che saw in the urban area of Caracas that there are currently not many vehicles on the streets

In front of some shops that are still open, long lines have formed, and local people are moving back and forth along the streets

to stock up on food and daily necessities. When passing through an area suspected of having been bombed

the CMG reporter found that the relevant section of road had been blocked off, with many armed soldiers and police officers standing guard at the scene

and they informed the reporter that filming of the relevant scenes was not allowed