From Kuwait to South Korea to South America to everywhere else in the world, we are seeing this happen right now in our own backyard. If our allies in the Indo Pacific or Latin America stop trusting us, they will find friends in Beijing. And we cannot push Latin America any more further towards China. We must look at our relationship with the Western Hemisphere through the prism of of true alliances, economic collaboration and friendship. (08:32–08:38)
CLAIM
Asserts that loss of trust from allies leads them to align with China.
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