Mary Speck on China’s Search for Inroads into Central America

March 12, 2025 00:08:18
Mary Speck on China’s Search for Inroads into Central America
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Mary Speck on China’s Search for Inroads into Central America

Mar 12 2025 | 00:08:18

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Show Notes

China has ramped up its engagement in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador so that it can “operate in the United States’ backyard,” says USIP’s Mary Speck. However, China “likes to give showy gifts, but hasn’t really invested” in what the region needs to address governance issues, economic instability and organized crime.

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