The People's Republic of China (PRC) is on the move in Central America. On Dec. 9, Nicaragua severed ties with Taiwan, switching its diplomatic allegiance to Beijing. That decision came close on the heels of the victory of leftist Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro, who has promised to establish formal relations with Beijing. Unless Washington moves to counter the further expansion of PRC influence, U.S. national security interests will suffer.
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