{"id":"9cd4a886-b1b0-4c6c-9f8e-4523a748ae00","url":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/06/us-venezuela-oil-china/","domain":"japantimes.co.jp","outlet":{"name":"The Japan Times","country":"JP","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"U.S. grip on Venezuelan oil threatens billions owed to China","plainHeadline":"U.S. aims to seize Venezuelan oil and restructure debt including China’s claims.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Venezuela oil reserves are a focal point in U.S. hemispheric strategy.","Trump administration seeks to seize control of over 65 billion barrels of crude.","Washington aims to squeeze out China and Russia as malign actors.","Policy shift includes restructuring Venezuela’s debt with China involved.","U.S. Energy Secretary stated Beijing will have no revenue claims from new production."],"topics":["Politics","Finance","Energy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T23:10:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T01:16:08.364Z","story":null}