Glad I Didn’t Say That! The NY Times Misses Chinese Influence Hiding in Plain Sight

“Senior [Trump] administration officials have warned, while offering no evidence, that Chinese-financed projects threaten Peru’s sovereignty and, in the case of the port, could give Beijing a military foothold.” 

– The New York Times, September 7, 2026

“…Chinese firms have steadily expanded into sectors Western businesses have retreated from — Chinese state-owned enterprises have bought Peruvian infrastructure companies from U.S. and European firms. Today, Chinese companies control Lima’s electricity distribution system and play a role in transportation, banking and telecommunications.”

– The New York Times, September 7, 2026  

(Source: “Peru Shows the Limits of Washington’s Anti-China Push,” by Genevieve Glatsky, The New York Times, September 7, 2026, https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/world/americas/peru-trump-china-economy.html.  HT Oren Cass, American Compass.)