Rubio Makin Moves

Rubio's Latin America push uses security rhetoric to mask the real contest with China over regional infrastructure, minerals, and land.

• Rubio's tour: Marco Rubio visited Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, publishing op-eds framing US ties as a partnership against narco-trafficking and, implicitly, Chinese influence.
• Regional alignment: Venezuela is now described as a de facto US colony after Maduro's removal; Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Bolivia have all tilted rightward and US-friendly, leaving only Brazil (pending its election) and Canada as holdouts.

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