Beijing is challenging the US by accelerating its economic activities in Latin America. It has been reported Fox News.
The publication says China’s growing influence in the region worries Washington. Journalists note that China’s inconspicuous expansion in the Southern Hemisphere is increasingly attracting the attention of representatives of the US Department of Defense and lawmakers. In particular, Florida Republican Representative Maria Elvira Salazar drew attention to the growing security threats from Latin America.
At a House Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Salazar said that Argentina, along with countries like Venezuela and Bolivia, has allowed China to gain a foothold in Latin America.
“Xi Jinping has been to Latin America more than President Obama, Trump and Biden combined in the past 10 years,” he said. According to him, the Chinese come to Latin America “not for trade, but for war”.
Fox News states that trade between China and Latin America has grown 26 times from 2000 to 2020, from $12 billion to $315 billion. This growth is expected to continue and China’s trade with Latin America is expected to reach $700 billion by 2035.
Former senior US generals warned About the “aggressive” expansion of Chinese influence in South America and the Caribbean. In particular, Lieutenant General Laura Richardson, who heads the US Southern Command, told the House Armed Services Committee that China’s actions encroached on US interests in the region.
in the USA anxious Iran and Saudi Arabia re-establish diplomatic relations with the participation of China.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak judicial Beijing is London’s biggest danger. According to the politician, China is threatening Britain’s economic interests.