BEIJING - China opposes external interference in Venezuela's domestic affairs under any pretext, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Wednesday.

Lin's remarks came after the United States Tuesday announced attack on another fishing vessel near Venezuela's coast, which reportedly left six dead, along with the deployment of US warships and a nuclear submarine in the Caribbean Sea, and Venezuela's activation of new integral defense zones.

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When answering a related media query at a regular press briefing, Lin said that China supports the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace and the Declaration of Member States of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, and stands against moves that undermine peace and stability in Latin America and the Caribbean.

He added that China supports the effort of combating cross-border crimes through stronger international cooperation, opposes the US unilateral and excessive "enforcement operations" against other countries' vessels.

Lin said China calls on the United States to engage in normal law enforcement and judicial cooperation through bilateral and multilateral legal frameworks.