Colombia's Political Class Seeks China: US Wonders Why
Bloomberg reports Colombian politicians are cozying up to China ahead of elections, ditching Washington for Beijing's largesse. The implication? They're abandoning the 'Trump path,' as if decades of U.S. meddling, proxy wars, and economic strong-arming in Latin America were some shining beacon of democratic partnership. Beijing, it seems, offers infrastructure investments and loans without the
added bonus of CIA-backed destabilization or demands for privatization that only benefit multinational corporations. One might wonder if 'embrace' simply translates to 'seeking better terms.' After all, it wasn't China dictating Colombian agricultural policy to benefit American fruit companies, nor was it Beijing funding paramilitaries to 'fight communism.' The U.S. has a century-plus track record
of treating Latin America as its personal backyard, so when another suitor shows up offering actual development without the historical baggage, it’s not exactly a geopolitical shocker. Perhaps the 'threat' isn't China's influence, but rather American politicians being forced to compete on actual merit for once.