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Opinion: China, Latin America and the Monroe Doctrine

17th April 2019 - 04:22 GMT | by The Geobukseon in Indo-Pacific

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The Congressional Research Service released a report titled ‘China’s Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean’ on 11 April, and it raised serious concerns over what China and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have done and are doing in Latin America.

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