According to a study by the US-based think-tank Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) published in late 2022, the number of Chinese-owned or operated ports around the world has increased significantly.
China's presence in about 40 ports in Latin America from Peru to Mexico, combined with 11 satellite ground stations in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela, allows the country to have strategic locations in the western hemisphere, the SFS report said.
"China does not make random investments or choose geopolitical positions that are inconsistent with its strategic goals," said Daniel Pou, director of the Dominican . . .
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