![]() ![]() involvement in and influence in the region. And, you know, economic engagement is critical certainly for the region but has political implications and implications as concerns U.S. MYERS: Certainly, we need to keep an eye on things that are happening in the intelligence gathering space or the security space, but the question is largely an economic one. China has become a top trade partner for many countries in the region. really wants to counter Chinese influence in this hemisphere, she says it should focus more on trade and investment. KELEMEN: Myers can't imagine China changing course just because Blinken asked them to. ![]() has been doing to some degree in the Pacific. But certainly it would be indicative of a Chinese interest in growing its presence in this respect, very close to the United States, just as the U.S. MARGARET MYERS: Whether this facility develops in the way that it's been described is unclear. military activities in Asia, says Margaret Myers, the director of the Asia and Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington think tank. That might be China's attempt to respond to U.S. is also worried that China is trying to expand its military presence on the island, amid reports that it's in talks with Cuba on building a training center. The United States has all sorts of listening and espionage bases targeting China, and that has not necessarily made it a greater threat to China, just like the expansion of Chinese intelligence in Cuba, I don't think, makes China a greater threat to the United States. PETER KORNBLUH: Countries spy on each other. He says for decades after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union maintained a listening base in Cuba, so it's no surprise that China has one, too. Peter Kornbluh tracks Cuba for the National Security Archive, a research center in Washington. KELEMEN: China has brushed off the reports, and some experts say the fears may be overblown. ![]()
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