China geopolitics is the map of Beijing’s reach: the ports in Peru and Panama, the railways in Brazil, the mines in Congo and Kazakhstan, the naval buildup in the Pacific and the loans that turn debtors into clients. The articles under this tag trace each move and explain the foreign policy the United States uses to answer it, from tariffs and blacklists to naval partnerships. The stakes are the trade routes and resources of the century.
Huawei is untrustworthy — that is what U.S. Ambassador Cabrera told Panama publicly. China erupted. But Panama just suffered cyberattacks on its Social Security system and Commerce Ministry. Huawei's founder is a former Chinese military engineer. Now his company operates near the Panama Canal. This is not business. It is a threat.
China's embassy in Buenos Aires sent three diplomats to the Universidad de Belgrano, forcing cancellation of a book event critical of Beijing. U.S. Ambassador Lamelas warned this was coming. Beijing attacked him for it. Now we see why. Sharp power is real — and it is operating in America's backyard.
Xi Jinping spent eight weeks publicly refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Then, when the pressure became real, he did not call the White House. He called Riyadh. That alone tells you this was not a show of…
