Adriano Espaillat: “They are eating our candy in Latin America and the Caribbean; there is…”

On the recordJune 6, 2018

They are eating our candy in Latin America and the Caribbean; there is a vacuum of leadership there.

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Espaillat highlights China's growing influence in Latin America due to U.S. leadership vacuum.

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Adriano Espaillat: “They are eating our candy in Latin America and the Caribbean; there is a vacuum of leadership there.”