The CCP is engaged in a decades-long campaign of territorial expansion designed to prevent the U.S. from entering into direct conflict with it, experts said.
He cites corrupting influences like alleged bribery of a Panama Canal official, CCP-backed cyberattacks on South American governments, and debt-trap diplomacy.
Along with creating jobs at home, recent trade deals with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan could serve to project U.S. influence in a strategically vital region.
The CCP is engaged in a decades-long campaign of territorial expansion designed to prevent the U.S. from entering into direct conflict with it, experts said.
He cites corrupting influences like alleged bribery of a Panama Canal official, CCP-backed cyberattacks on South American governments, and debt-trap diplomacy.
Along with creating jobs at home, recent trade deals with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan could serve to project U.S. influence in a strategically vital region.