US concern over growing Chile-China links, revealed by Wikileaks

Tuesday, April 19th 2011 - 01:30 UTC

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In 2005, with Chile negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with China, the United States became increasingly worried over China’s influence in the area, according to a confidential cable released last week by Wikileaks. Read full article

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GeoffWard
“ . . . the lack of an environmental chapter and separate labour chapter in the trade agreement between the two nations was being taken by some Chileans as evidence for Chile being regarded as a “commodity colony” and not a full and equal trading partner.”

It was around 2005 that my concerns first began to surface about nations around the world becoming Chinese 'Commodity-Colonies'

Lop-sided trade agreements with China are now the norm.

My early paranoia was not misplaced.
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