Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s approach to Latin America is a house of mirrors and contradictions as it emphasizes relations mainly through migration and crime. [Trump administration announces new measures against Cuba]Those and other measures have angered Latin American officials and have led some to reassess the worth of a U.S. relationship. Pompeo added: “China, Russia — they’re showing up at the doorstep, but once they enter the house, we know the debt traps. “China is trying to rewire the world,” said R. Evan Ellis, a research professor of Latin American studies at the U.S. Army War College. And Chinese mobilizations and invitations for young Latin American officers to train in China demonstrates a seriousness that Russia has not often shown.

Source: Washington Post April 20, 2019 11:00 UTC