File photo of China’s President Xi with Venezuela’s President Maduro at a meeting in Miraflores Palace in Caracas

China’s President Xi Jinping (L) shakes hands with Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at a meeting in Miraflores Palace in Caracas July 20, 2014. While most foreign firms are being battered by Venezuela’s currency controls and products shortages, Chinese companies are doing brisk business thanks to cooperation deals that give them privileged access to the OPEC nation’s economy but leave business risk in the government’s hands. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Files