Trump has squeezed China in Cuba, Panama and Venezuela. Is Nicaragua next?
US President Donald Trump’s drive to reassert US supremacy in Latin America has already squeezed China’s interests in Cuba, Panama and Venezuela. Now, Nicaragua could be shaping up as the next economic battleground between the two powers, a scholar has warned. The American leader has yet to target Nicaragua since returning to office, but that could change if China revives an ambitious project to build a canal cutting across the country to connect the Pacific Ocean and Caribbe
The Trump administration has reportedly intensified pressure on China's economic interests across Latin America, with notable impacts in Cuba, Panama, and Venezuela. This strategic push aims to reassert American influence in the region. According to a scholar, Nicaragua is emerging as a potential future flashpoint for economic competition between the United States and China.
While Nicaragua has not yet been a direct target of US policy under the current administration, this could shift. A key factor influencing future US actions might be China's potential revival of a large-scale project to construct a transcontinental canal through Nicaragua, linking the Pacific and Caribbean.
This situation highlights a potential escalation of US-China geopolitical and economic rivalry in a region historically considered within the US sphere of influence.
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