Outplaying America In Her Own Backyard In ‘The Great Game’ China Readies Deal With Washington’s Closest Latin American Ally

By Ezra Fieser and Andrea Jaramillo

  •  Deal would strengthen ties as Chinese firms flock to Colombia
  •  President Xi considering visit after Duque trip to Beijing
The Metrocable cable railway in the Santo Domingo Savio neighborhood of Medellin. 
The Metrocable cable railway in the Santo Domingo Savio neighborhood of Medellin.  Photographer: Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images

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China is preparing to sign a deal to strengthen its ties with Colombia as its companies pour billions into rail projects, mines and other investments in the country.

The governments are finalizing an agreement that would include elements of China’s massive infrastructure program known as the Belt and Road Initiative, according to Lan Hu, China’s Ambassador to Bogota. It would also include agreements on politics, economics, culture, science and technology and sports, he said.

China has invested heavily in Colombia’s neighbors, including Venezuela and Ecuador, and is now the biggest trading partner of several Latin American nations. Until recently, its ties with Colombia, the closest U.S. ally in the region, weren’t as strong…….more here

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