Vietnam is also actively in talks with Moscow over a new arms supply deal that could trigger U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported.
Vietnam is also actively in talks with Moscow over a new arms supply deal that could trigger U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported.
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know why China doesn't do this with countries like Cuba that are on the American's doorstep?
I’m pretty sure they don’t actually want to escalate tensions with one of their biggest customers. It just doesn’t make sense for them. The US however is in a catch 22. US companies save tons of money by manufacturing in China but Chinese economic growth threatens the geopolitical dominance the US has enjoyed since WW2.
Might not be arms deals, but China is making billions of investments in Central and South America.
There isn't much value in doing so.
The USA doesn't have any disagreements with other countries in the Caribbean regarding claims to the sea like China has with its neighbors.
China would need to invest a significant amount of funding into arming Cuba in such a way as to enforce an embargo of the Gulf Coast. Even then, it isn't anticipated that Cuba could hold it long to an invasion. If Cuba could hold on, the USA could still use its other two coasts to ship goods.
And it isn't like China doesn't have economic access to the region.