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. And we need a prosperous Latin America and a prosperous European Union to stand against the sheer mass and capital markets of China. (07:52–07:56)
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Asserts that U.S. policy should avoid driving Latin American countries towards China.
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