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A New Chinese Megaport in South America Is Rattling the U.S.
Wall Street Journal via msn ^ | 12 Jun 2024 | Ryan Dubé, James T. Areddy

Posted on 06/12/2024 10:39:14 PM PDT by blueplum

CHANCAY, Peru—In this serene town on South America’s Pacific coast, China is building a megaport that could challenge U.S. influence in a resource-rich region that Washington has long considered its backyard....

...The U.S. worries that China’s control over what could become South America’s first true global commercial hub will allow Beijing to further strengthen its grip over the region’s resources, deepen its influence among America’s closest neighbors and eventually plant its military nearby....

Peru’s Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea said...“The United States is present almost everywhere in the world with a lot of initiatives, but not so much in Latin America,” .... “It’s like a very important friend who spends little time with us.”

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; China; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chancay; china; chinaexpansion; chinaperu; chinesenavy; copper; debt; deepwaterport; economy; internationaltrade; johnkerry; kerry; lithium; loans; mining; monroedoctrine; nationalsecurity; naturalresources; obamalegacy; peru; peruchina; pla; planavy; port; redchina; shipping; southamerica; trade
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To: Salman

Ports can be easily taken out with a few bombs.


21 posted on 06/13/2024 8:46:20 AM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: kaktuskid

“”””Ports can be easily taken out with a few bombs.””””

But they aren’t because the reality of existence between major hostile powers is the success of their world competition short of war.


22 posted on 06/13/2024 10:04:51 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: BobL

One hallmark of you Putin trolls is absurd comments.

Poor attempts at demagoguery.

Biden is unelected and illegitimate. “Elected” via election fraud.

Like Putin is putting his opposition in jail.

His handlers and loyalists act like Putin and Xi and all dictators have.


23 posted on 06/13/2024 11:19:58 AM PDT by ifinnegan (MDemocrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

“Biden is unelected and illegitimate. “Elected” via election fraud.”

Then STOP SUPPORTING HIM. You guys have a job to do here, so we’re stuck with you.


24 posted on 06/13/2024 3:07:58 PM PDT by BobL
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To: BobL

You obviously don’t understand English or have preprogrammed talking points.


25 posted on 06/13/2024 4:18:08 PM PDT by ifinnegan (MDemocrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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