Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that they would work together to construct a comprehensive alliance between the two countries.
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![Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (not pictured) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, July 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c036c982-2c04-4c59-9d55-920b9853f490_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (not pictured) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, July 20, 2014.
![Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, presents Chinese President Xi Jinping with a replica of the sword of national hero Simon Bolivar during a ceremony at the National Pantheon in Caracas, July 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4e751f04-eba1-4db1-96b9-58394880f0c4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, presents Chinese President Xi Jinping with a replica of the sword of national hero Simon Bolivar during a ceremony at the National Pantheon in Caracas, July 20, 2014.
![A Venezuelan child welcomes China's President Xi Jinping at Simon Bolivar airport, in Caracas, July 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c0437068-a037-4e4b-a71b-44b34cbf64cd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Venezuelan child welcomes China's President Xi Jinping at Simon Bolivar airport, in Caracas, July 20, 2014.
![Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from left, gestures as he is welcomed by his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro at the Simon Bolivar airport, in Caracas, July 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5eb2a39e-bb43-409a-b964-f06c31405032_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from left, gestures as he is welcomed by his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro at the Simon Bolivar airport, in Caracas, July 20, 2014.