Thursday, November 19, 2020

China's Security Engagement in Latin America Looking More Like Its Engagement in Africa

 The Center for Strategic and International Studies published in November 2020 a paper titled "Chinese Security Engagement in Latin America" by R. Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College.

I am struck by how the themes in this paper mirror the earlier development of China's security engagement with African countries: arms sales, high level military visits, military training in China, military exercises, PLAN port calls, use of private security companies, and police cooperation.