The United States intends to dominate Latin America. That is clear following the weekend’s operation to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power. But the U.S. has competition. China is expanding its influence in the region, offering itself as an alternative to governments leery of American power.

Explore the US-China tech rivalry across semiconductors, AI, and energy. Discover key strengths, challenges, and global stakes.

China’s rapid infrastructure development has commanded worldwide notice. In contrast, America’s more gradual pace has spurred curiosity. This exploration seeks to illuminate the key elements influencing this difference, such as varying regulatory ...

China’s military mobilized army, navy, air and rocket units around Taiwan for two days of military drills aimed at sending a “serious warning” against any push for Taiwanese independence and “external” forces interfering with the island.

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... In the coming weeks, the Trump administration will release new National Security and Defense Strategies. These documents are the best opportunity for the White House to articulate a coherent China ...

Earlier this week, China showed a power flex with its largest-ever military parade, proudly displaying a triad of nuclear weapons as if they were entries in an engineering expo. The display came on the heels of a new book looking at how the country is now ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For more than two decades, the U.S.-China trading relationship has been at the center of globalization’s story: low-cost goods for American consumers, rapid growth for ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Mining: In August, a legal dispute between the Mexican government and Ganfeng Lithium, a Chinese mining company, halted production at a lithium mine in the state of Sonora. Peru’s energy and ...

China has deployed a naval ship to the South Pacific and Latin America—a region regarded as the doorstep of the United States—for medical and cultural missions. China's naval mission, code-named Harmony 2025, begins as tensions between the U.S. and ...

China has lashed out at the United States following the dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores by U.S. forces. In a rare and forceful statement, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the immediate release of Maduro,