McCaul: US must 'wake up' and invest in Latin America to gain competitive edge on China
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said the U.S. must "wake up" to the very real threat of China's strategic dominance in "our very own backyard" of Central America.
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The ranking member was asked by Fox News Digital about comments made by the Colombian president last week, that the United States is far behind China in investing in Latin American strategic infrastructure.
"If you're not on the field, you can't win a game, can't win a contest if you're not on the field. And for too long, the United States has not been on the field against China to compete. And we need more private investments," McCaul responded, noting that China takes a great deal of lithium and cobalt from Latin American and ships it to the Shenzhen province.
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