вЂњAs if the explosions at all hours werenвЂ™t enough, the big trucks transporting earth to the new roads and beachfront they are constructing operate around the clock in day and night shifts,вЂќ Ms. In Latin America, China steps in where US has stepped out

Two old piers with whitewashed railings carry tourists out over the placid bay, while amateur anglers cast lines into the surf. ArceвЂ™s hillside home, which might have inspired Monet or Matisse: Close-knit houses on slopes cascade down to a beach where an armada of pastel-hued skiffs jostles for space with food carts shaded by umbrellas. It will certainly change the view from Ms. It will become a hub for exporting the regionвЂ™s prized raw materials and food back to China and importing Chinese products into South America. When completed, the mammoth installation will transform the quaint fishing harbor and resort town, with its key resting spot for migrating bird species, into a bustling beachhead. Arce, a lifelong Chancay resident and artist who has become the face of local opposition to ChinaвЂ™s local megaport project. вЂњThe frequent construction blasts rattle our houses, leave cracks in the walls, and put everyone on edge,вЂќ says Ms. But,В he adds, you dance with those who show up at your party. вЂњThe problem we face in Argentina is that the Americans arenвЂ™t around, but the Chinese are,вЂќ says farmer Eduardo Corcia. Others, however, point out that any Chinese advantage comes from the fact that Beijing has simply showed upВ where others havenвЂ™t. influence wanes, some in the region are sounding alarm bells over what they see as ChinaвЂ™s rising political clout as well. A similar pattern is emerging in Central America and the Caribbean, except for Mexico.ДЄs U.S.

presence there is diminishing, shifting the geopolitics of the region.Д«ut if China is hearing any cries from Latin America, itвЂ™s much more the entreaties of governments and companies from Lima to SГЈo Paulo to Panama City that all want the Asian colossus to come in: TheyвЂ™re eager to have Beijing assist the region in modernizing its infrastructure and diversifying its economy.Д¬hina has supplanted the United States as the top trading partner for all of South America except Colombia, Ecuador, and Paraguay вЂ“ and trends suggest those countries could soon follow. As China moves aggressively into the United StatesвЂ™ backyard вЂ“ Latin America вЂ“ the U.S.

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