#china-influence

#china-influence

The U.S. is focused on diminishing Chinese influence in Latin America, as demonstrated by Admiral Holsey's visit to Argentina and the ongoing construction of a strategic naval base in Ushuaia.

I am grateful to President Dissanayake for his sensitivity towards India's interests. We believe that we have shared security interests. The security of both countries is interconnected and co-dependent.

"What we're not going to do is let China come in now and offer them a bunch of money, and become dependent on China," Rubio told journalists.

"The blow to the United States is more than symbolic. It is strategic... This really was an initiative that U.S. officials saw as a way to meaningfully counter China's own activities in terms of infrastructure investments in the broader region."