Chinese companies have built or operate 31 active ports in Latin America and the Caribbean, many more than previously thought, according to research by a Washington-based think-tank.
The US has grown increasingly concerned about the implications for its national security of Beijing’s leverage over critical infrastructure in Latin America as Chinese groups have bought up power companies, mines, telecoms networks and ports over the past two decades.
Research by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, shared with the Financial Times in advance of publication, found Chinese involvement in more than twice as many ports across the region from Mexico to Chile as had previously been reported by US researchers.
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