Module 4 Assignment

The article that I chose was about how China has been reported to be the main contender when it comes to distributing a vaccine for the coronavirus in Latin America. The article talks about how China has been expanding its influence in Latin America for some time now and that this latest act that it is doing is a way that harms the reputation of the United States, the neighbor of Latin America, that refuses to help in the pandemic and has stated that America would come first and not the world as a whole. This pandemic has already proven to be fatal to countries all around the world and it would take the unification of everyone’s effort to stop the spread. With China leading the way of negotiations in Latin America to lend help to them, it is a big slap in the face of the United States as it clearly states in the article that China is basically doing deals in the “backyard” of the U.S. This just shows how the world powers that once used to compete for influence in Latin America has not completely faded yet and that there is continuous attempts by opposing rival world powers to claim control of others. For example, back when Latin America used to be dominated by the Spanish and the Portuguese, there were always fights determining which section of the land was theirs and if there were disagreements, it often lead to fights, war and battles. With this article, it would be not surprise should China get a potential ally in Latin America and establish itself there, the United States might see it as a threat to them. China may take this opportunity to make Latin America indebted to them and have a hold in the Western Hemisphere and in turn lead to potential threats to the United States. The U.S. may take this as a both a insult and a threat which can lead to arguments and potentially down the line to war. Both sides will suffer should this happen but the battle will most likely take place in the lands of Latin America and it would be a repeat of the Cold War of the past all over again if China manages to establish themselves and the United States cannot get over their ego.