Taiwan is 9,500 miles away. It is 68 miles away from China.

A small advantage, and China is a huge piece of land, they could just bomb it.

They don't even have to; I mean, they can literally just send grenades.‌‌"

"Urgent. María Corina Machado's head of protection, Milciades Ávila, has been kidnapped. Early this morning, regime officials forcibly entered the house where he was staying, violating all legal procedures. We demand his immediate release!"

"Milciades Ávila has been part of our team for 10 years and is currently the head of our protection unit. Previously, he had a distinguished career in the police force. Ávila has accompanied me all over the country and has risked his life to protect me.

Early this morning, he was kidnapped by the regime, accused of gender violence against some women who last Saturday tried to attack Edmundo and me in La Encrucijada. There are dozens of witnesses and videos that show that this act was a planned provocation to leave us without protection 11 days before July 28.

I issue an ALERT to the world about Maduro's escalating repression against those who work on the campaign or assist us anywhere in the country. Maduro has made violence and repression his campaign. I hold Nicolás Maduro responsible for the physical integrity of Milciades Ávila and the other 24 members of our teams who have been kidnapped and are now imprisoned by the tyranny."