The reality of China's economic influence in Latin America .. Why worry about Washington?

The great development in the volume of trade exchanges between China and Latin American countries shows the extent of Chinese penetration in the region during the past two decades. In a report published by the Spanish magazine “Atalayar”, writer Judith Bergman says that the value of trade exchange between China and Latin American countries increased from $12 billion in 2000 to $330 billion by 2019. The report quoted the American “Time” magazine in February as saying, “Over the past four years, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama have changed their destination from Taiwan to China .” She added that…