ANALYSIS: CCP Seeks to Expand Security Footprint in Latin America

ANALYSIS: CCP Seeks to Expand Security Footprint in Latin America
A building with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) logo is seen in Buenos Aires on Nov. 26, 2018. Marcos Brindicci/Reuters
Autumn Spredemann
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The Chinese regime’s rapidly expanding military and surveillance initiatives across Latin America have become more than just a thorn in the side of Washington.

Last month, in Tierra del Fuego, the archipelago at Argentina’s southern tip, Gov. Gustavo Melella greenlighted a “multi-purpose” Chinese-operated port facility through decree 3312/22, which entered the provincial legislature the same day. The country currently houses a Chinese military-run facility operating in the remote Neuquén Province.

Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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