And if we create a vacuum by undermining our friends, China will fill it. From Kuwait to the coast to South America to everywhere in this world, we are seeing this in real time right now. If our allies in the Indo Pacific or Latin America stop trusting us, they will cut their own side deals with Beijing. to guarantee their own sovereignty. We cannot push our friends in Latin America towards China. We need to look at our relationship in the Western hemisphere through the prism of true economic collaboration. (07:45–07:51)
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Asserts that loss of trust from allies could lead them to align with China.
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