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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that it would be "wise" for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to resign.
"It's up to him what he wants to do. I think it would be wise for him to do that," Trump said, answering reporters' questions about whether the goal is to force Maduro to step down, at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
"If he plays hard, it will be the last time he can play hard," he added.
D. Trump also confirmed that the United States pursued a sanctioned tanker last weekend.
The US Coast Guard is "actively pursuing" the oil tanker Bella 1 in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, according to US media reports on Sunday.
On Monday, the New York Times reported that the tanker had disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean. If seized, it would be the third oil tanker seized by the United States off the coast of Venezuela in less than two weeks.
Last week, Trump ordered a "total and complete blockade" of all oil tankers subject to US sanctions traveling to or from Venezuela and declared the Maduro government a foreign terrorist organization.
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