China Spent Years Building Ties in Latin America. Can Trump Make Room for the US?

Trump vows US military power toward eradicating cartels, urges Latin American countries to do the same

President Donald Trump reaffirmed his administration’s commitment towards dismantling cartels and foreign terrorists operating within the Western Hemisphere by signing the Americans Counter Cartel Coalition alongside seventeen other nations.

'Shield of the Americas': Trump launches regional coalition

Meeting with leaders of Latin American states, Donald Trump said that the region has "tremendous potential" that could only be fulfilled if cartels and criminal gangs were defeated.

Trump meets with Latin American leaders turning his attention to the Western Hemisphere

The White House called the gathering of Latin American leaders the "Shield of the Americas" summit.

How China is challenging the U.S. to become the next great space power

A new report warns that the U.S. could lose its dominance in space to China in the next few years.

Trump hints at Cuba's future at 'Shield of the Americas' summit

President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere. Trump encouraged Latin American leaders gathered at his Miami-area golf club on Saturday to take military action against drug trafficking cartels and transnational gangs. He said those groups pose an “unac…

ANALYSIS | With Trump visit coming up, China hedges its bets on helping Iran

China’s latest blueprint for driving growth in its economy was largely written before the U.S. and Israel instigated the most far-reaching war in the Middle East in decades. But when the Chinese premier stood up in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday to deliver the opening address, some last-minute updates appeared evident.