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On April 10, the congressional leadership forced a vote that hasindefinitely delayed consideration of the U.S.-Colombia Free TradeAgreement. Defeat of this agreement would be a major psychologicalvictory for forces that the U.S. has battled for decades. Congressshould promptly approve the U.S.-Colombia FTA, which would increaseeconomic prosperity in both the U.S. and Colombia.

The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) expanding engagement and presence in Latin America and the Caribbean has captured the attention of political and business leaders and the people of the region, as well as the United States. Although the PRC’s engagement and use of “soft power” has political, cultural, security and other dimensions, the attention that the PRC commands in the region is arguably driven primarily by the pace of China’s rise, and the lure of benefiting from China through engagement and business. For Latin America and the Caribbean, the PRC’s rise has been most di...

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