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China has essentially no ability to project power in the Carribean AFAIK. The PLA naval forces are minimal compared to the US. China also has very vulnerable borders compared to the USSR, they're encircled by American vassals and allies along a huge ocean border. Even if Venezuela requested it, I have a difficult time seeing what China could do that wouldn't result in a massive escalation that fails to secure Venezuela in the end and leaves China hugely vulnerable. This isn't the Cuban missile crisis.
The other side of this is I don't think America has the ability to defeat the Bolivarian revolution like you're implying. An invasion would be a huge mess for America, possibly worse than Vietnam. I'm not convinced missile strikes alone would achieve much.