Tillerson warns Latin America against reliance on China and Russia

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned Latin American countries against excessive reliance on economic ties with China, saying the region did not need new imperial powers.


Mr Tillerson, in a speech ahead of a visit to Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Jamaica, also said Russia's growing presence in the region was "alarming as well".

"Today China is getting a foothold in Latin America. It is using economic statecraft to pull the region into its orbit; the question is at what price," Mr Tillerson said at the University of Texas in Austin, en route to Mexico.
 (RTE)
 2/2/18