China is "taking advantage. The question is, can we do better?," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the South China Morning Post.

If the United States does not pay more attention to the region, "needs will be fulfilled by China," said the AS/COA vice president to the radio network.

"The Biden administration could have done more to develop a strategic economic relationship with LatAm," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to The Telegraph.

"The U.S. needs to up its game in the region," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the BBC.

If the cost of exporting to the United States goes up, countries may shift to trading with China, explained the AS/COA vice president on the radio program.

The belief that Latin America has to choose between the U.S. and China is a "strategic defeat" for the U.S., says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to AP. 

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