On June 11, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Guido Torres was interviewed by Expediente Público on the topic of China’s growing aerospace presence in South America and its implications for transparency, sovereignty, and regional security. Torres warned that China is leveraging space cooperation agreements in South America, particularly in Argentina and Chile, to establish facilities that may serve dual-use (civilian and military) purposes, raising concerns about transparency and sovereignty.
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