Chinese influence – Charm

Trump official warns Panama: Reduce China influence over canal or face measures

Cs news5 months ago07 mins

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday threatened action against Panama without immediate changes to reduce Chinese influence on the canal, but the country’s leader insisted he was not afraid of a US invasion and offered talks. On his first trip overseas as the top US diplomat, Rubio took a guided tour of the…

What Biden’s visit to Angola says about Lobito Corridor and US-China rivalry

Cs news7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

When Joe Biden arrives in Angola on Monday on his first African visit as US president, he is likely to land at a China-built airport and then be driven along a highway also built or financed by China. That goes to show how deep Chinese influence runs in Angola, where post-civil war reconstruction was largely…