Biden’s Sanctions in Paraguay Could Aid Communist Chinese Efforts To Build Influence in South America

With a presidential election looming, Treasury-imposed sanctions are putting at risk the country’s long-lasting relationship with the Republic of China on Taiwan.

AP/Marta Escurra, file
Paraguay's outgoing president, Horacio Cartes, at Asuncion, Paraguay, August 15, 2018. AP/Marta Escurra, file

By undermining Paraguay’s ruling party, Washington is contributing to a likely election loss for Latin America’s last non-leftist government — and to the deepening of Communist China’s presence in the hemisphere.  

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