In recent years, China s bid for world power has seen the Communist Party make more aggressive interventions in the internal affairs of smaller states in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Foreign policy hawks have accused Britain of being completely asleep at the wheel for decades as China expands its influence in the Caribbean and targets weak Commonwealth states.
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