Guaido had also reached out to the People's Republic by reassuring that any contracts between China with the Mauro President will be honored.
While Guaido has proposed amnesty to military officers who back him, the low-ranking soldiers who have defected say breaking ranks with Maduro is all but impossible. Even as the number fleeing swells, they represent a small percentage of the at least 200,000 troops in Venezuela's army.
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