Steel Trap Diplomacy: How China Is Tightening Its Grip on South America

Steel Trap Diplomacy: How China Is Tightening Its Grip on South America
The main antenna of China's deep space ground station in Neuquén Province, Argentina. (Casa Rosada (Argentina Presidency of the Nation)/CC)
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China’s infrastructure push in South America is not a goodwill gesture—it’s a calculated strategy to entrench influence, bypass accountability, and reshape sovereignty under the banner of development.

Charles Davis
Charles Davis
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Charles Davis is a military veteran and lecturer with an intelligence background. His military awards include: two Bronze Star Service Medals, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, NATO Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Saudi Arabia Liberation Medal, and Kuwait Liberation Medal.