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China to counterbalance Panama setback through South America projects

As geopolitical tensions deepen and shipping lanes become politicized battlegrounds, China is recalibrating its approach to the Western Hemisphere.

The recent retreat of CK Hutchison from the Panama Canal area, amid growing US pressure, signals a strategic loss for Beijing in one of the world’s most vital chokepoints.

Yet, in a swift geopolitical countermove, China is advancing an ambitious infrastructural push across South America, positioning itself to bypass the Panama Canal entirely.

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