{"id":71063,"date":"2022-07-26T16:50:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T16:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/07\/26\/chinas-growing-influence-in-us-neighborhood-worries-southcom-boss\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:23:47","slug":"chinas-growing-influence-in-us-neighborhood-worries-southcom-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2022\/07\/26\/chinas-growing-influence-in-us-neighborhood-worries-southcom-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s growing influence in US \u2018neighborhood\u2019 worries SOUTHCOM boss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The officer leading U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Laura Richardson<\/a>, shared her concerns regarding the growing Chinese influence and presence felt in \u201cour neighborhood\u201d \u2014 meaning the Americas \u2014 during the 2022 Aspen Security Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during a Fireside Chat on July 20<\/a>, Richardson emphasized the importance of not disregarding Chinese activity made under the guise of economic development in SOUTHCOM\u2019s area of operation. First looks, she said, can be deceiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChina is playing chess; They have a long term view,\u201d Richardson said. \u201cThey are setting the theater\u2026or in layman\u2019s terms, setting the table. When I show a map of the region where 21 of 31 countries have signed on to the Belt and Road Initiative, it covers almost the entire region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduced in 2013, China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative<\/a> \u2014 also referred to as the New Silk Road \u2014 encompasses a series of development and investment deals that stretch from East Asia to Europe and everywhere in-between. The effort expands China\u2019s economic and political influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. officials have long voiced concerns about Chinese projects in Africa, Asia and Europe, often arguing that China is practicing \u201cdebt-trap diplomacy<\/a>,\u201d a framing that some academics and researchers have cast doubt on<\/a> in recent years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richardson said Latin American and Caribbean countries are starving for outside investment following economic hits they suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic. And with 25 of the 31 countries in the SOUTHCOM region joining China under this initiative to build new infrastructure, military leaders such as Richardson are concerned about the potential consequences of China\u2019s growing sphere of influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investment includes deep water ports, telecommunications infrastructure and even space facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the homeland in China, what are they going through right now? The largest military buildup in history,\u201d Richardson said. \u201cSo one should ask themselves, \u2018Why, when they have this very capable military, are they putting and trying to gain access to this critical infrastructure in other countries across the planet?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Southern Command Commander, U.S. Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson, is greeted by Barbados Defence Force Chief of Staff, Commodore Errington Shurland, upon arrival in Barbados. Richardson visited Barbados to meet with leaders and take part in the 2022 Caribbean Nations Security Conference. (U.S. Embassy Barbados)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Richardson has voiced concerns over China\u2019s presence in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March<\/a>, Richardson told the Senate Armed Services Committee that China \u201chas abused commercial agreements at host country ports for military functions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was just in Panama about a month ago and flying along the Panama Canal and looking at all the state-owned enterprises from the [People\u2019s Republic of China],\u201d Richardson said. \u201cThey look like civilian companies or state-owned enterprises that could be used for dual use and could be quickly changed over to a military capability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To address these moves, according to Richardson, the U.S. needs to seriously focus on building up its neighbors, strengthening Caribbean and Latin American partners in order to establish a NATO-style organization in its own backyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have friends and neighbors very close by, you have neighbors that you rely on \u2014 you have neighbors that you rely on for security, for safety of the neighborhood, right? You\u2019re in it together,\u201d Richardson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of the U.S. approaching its neighbors as a \u201cbig brother,\u201d she said, the country needs to seek out equal partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have respect for them, and we need to show that,\u201d Richardson added. \u201cOur competitors are picking up the phone. [Chinese President] Xi Jinping is picking up the phone and calling these leaders and meeting with them and corresponding with them all the time, and we need to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we can do better in that respect.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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