Does China and Latin America need permission from Washington to develop closer ties?
Nope. But just wait until somebody starts showing up on their borders.
Well, the U.S. and other world powers having been deepening their diplomatic relationships with countries neighboring China for years. Russia, S. Korea, Japan, India, Thailand, etc. have had close diplomatic relationships with the U.S. for many a years. And they are all countries in China's geographic region. Should China now fault the US for having developed close ties with these countries?