Trump, Latin America and China

Trump Faces New Battleground in Latin America With China and Russia
"Our job—where we can'is to provide Latin America with a choice," a U.K. government minister said on Thursday.
Trump’s Pause of U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America: An “America Last” Policy
The unprecedented pause and potential elimination of many U.S. foreign assistance programs, announced in President Trump’s executive order “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid,” has caused shock waves worldwide.
China's backyard: will Trump's aggression push Latin America away?
Rift between US and Colombia, threats of tariffs on Mexico, designs on Panama Canal and mass deportations could encourage closer ties with Beijing
Rubio to take up Trump's Panama gambit, migration crusade in Latin America visit
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's first stop this weekend will be Panama City as Trump' administration shifts back Washington's focus to Latin America.
Grenell, Rubio talk migration in Latin America
President DONALD TRUMP’s envoys are on a Latin America push as his administration tries to find a way to actually enact his promised massive deportations of undocumented migrants. Secretary of State MARCO RUBIO,
Rubio Brings a Tough Trump Message to Latin America
Marco Rubio’s choice of Latin America for his first trip abroad as top US diplomat reinforces two of President Donald Trump’s priorities early in his second term — deportations and securing the Panama Canal from perceived Chinese control.
Trump’s special envoy expected to meet Maduro ahead of Rubio’s first trip to Latin America
President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, is expected to meet with Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro on Friday, just before Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a fierce opponent of negotiations with the Venezuelan leader in the past,
Sec. Rubio's first overseas trip focuses on Latin America, Panama Canal
Marco Rubio is making his first overseas trip as U.S. Secretary of State. One country in particular will be getting a lot of attention: Panama and its canal. (Scripps News)

Colombia, US

Strong-Arming Latin America Will Work Until It Doesn’t
For Trump, the incident was a perfect PR stunt, allowing him to showcase the maximum-pressure strategy he might use against ...
Trump's foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America
A busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctor. A program to provide mental health support for ...
Latin American leaders are learning how to handle Trump. Colombia’s president showed how not to do it
A simmering diplomatic stand-off over deportation flights spilled onto social media Sunday, threatening the once close ...
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Scalded by Colombia row, Latin America treads carefully with Trump
Latin American leaders have canceled a summit to discuss Donald Trump's migrant crackdown, as the region weighs the risks of ...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Colombian migrants deported from the United States arrived in Bogotá. Soldiers marched with torches in Havana to mark the ...
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Public spat with Colombia could be sign of Trump’s Latin America strategy
The U.S. embassy in Bogota canceled appointments for Colombians hoping to get visas to enter the United States. The move was ...
Trump’s method for repatriating migrants risks undermining US interests in Latin America
Trump’s uncharitable rhetoric and less-than-civilised treatment of illegal immigrants are, at the very least, likely to fuel ...
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Banco Davivienda Gains Slice Of Scotiabank’s Operations
Scotiabank entered Latin America with a $1 billion stake in Banco Colpatria in 2012, enough for a majority stake. Four years later they paid $360 million for Citibank’s operations in Costa Rica and ...