Rex Tillerson Alarms Beijing and Moscow Role in Latin America

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned today of the alarming role that leaves China and Russia in Latin America, urging regional powers to co-operate more with the US. Latin America does not need new imperial powers that follow only their own interest”, he said in a speech on relations between [...]
The Latin America “does not need new imperial powers that follow only their” interest, he said in a speech on relations between Washington and southern neighbours before a tour of this region begins.
The Chinese state development model is based on the past. This should not be the future of the province”, he added, emphasising on dishonest trade practices that destroy local workplaces.
Russia's growing presence in the region is also alarming”, Rex Tillerson said afterwards, criticising that Moscow sells weapons to non-friendly regimes that do not respect democratic processes. The U.S. chief of diplomacy, who gave this speech at Texas University in Austin, will take a weekly tour of Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, and Jamaica.












