The geopolitical rivalry between China and the US continues to escalate as US diplomat Mike Pompeo shared concern about China’s involvement in Latin American nations during a four-nation tour, reported the South China Morning Post.
Pompeo focused heavily on China’s role in Venezuela and its growing economic reach in the region, accusing Beijing of injecting predatory, corrosive capital to buy off corrupt leaders and playing a long game against Washington’s interests, said the South China Morning Post.
“China’s trade activities often are deeply connected to their national security mission, their technological goals, their desire to steal intellectual property, to have forced technology transfer, to engage in activity that is not economic,” Pompeo said on his stop in Santiago with Chilean authorities.
Describing Beijing as a “pretend friend” of Latin America, Pompeo also criticized China’s role in propping up Venezuela’s embattled leader Nicolas Maduro during the trip.
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