How China has flexed its economic muscles in Latin America


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On the face of it, America has little to fear from [China](/news/china/index.html) 's new deal to upgrade [Cuba](/news/cuba/index.html) 's power grid. The countries are already firm allies via their Communist leaders, Havana is under a diplomatic and economic embargo from Washington, and all efforts to mend ties between the two ended when Obama left office. But scratch the surface and what emerges is a picture of Chinese economic dominance in America's backyard that would be enough give any president sleepless nights. In fact, the deal with Cuba - signed this week as part of China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative...