Only US leadership can stop China’s economic power in Latin America

Latin America has been seduced in recent years by China’s massive economic investment projects. The Communist state has a dangerous hold on telecommunications, the lithium and copper industries, ports and other critical infrastructure in the region. The next U.S. administration will play a key role in stopping and even reversing the dangers of this new threat.

In March of this year, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) expressed great concern over Chinese investments. “Communist China has become...