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U.S. officials are voicing concern about a different kind of Chinese visitor to this part of the world: A 127-man Chinese police unit, specializing in riot control, is scheduled to join United Nations peacekeeping troops in Haiti later this month.
It will be the first time China has participated with such a big police unit in such a mission anywhere in the world.
The Chinese military also will send six 20-man boats, and has offered a helicopter support unit. According to U.S. officials, it's part of a long-term Chinese plan to gain diplomatic influence in Latin America -- and to undermine U.S. clout in the region.
''For anyone who cares about democracy, transparency, rule of law and human rights, the Chinese arrival in this region is not good news,'' a U.S. official told me. China already is the biggest backer of Cuba and Venezuela in world forums, the official said.
Indeed, something is going on here.
Some pictures of PLA Peave Keepers:
http://www.centurychina.com/plaboard/uploads/UN_peacekeeping2.jpg
http://www.centurychina.com/plaboard/uploads/UN_peacekeeping4.jpg
http://www.centurychina.com/plaboard/uploads/UN_peacekeeping3.jpg
Source:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/columnists/andres_oppenheimer/9642015.htm
It will be the first time China has participated with such a big police unit in such a mission anywhere in the world.
The Chinese military also will send six 20-man boats, and has offered a helicopter support unit. According to U.S. officials, it's part of a long-term Chinese plan to gain diplomatic influence in Latin America -- and to undermine U.S. clout in the region.
''For anyone who cares about democracy, transparency, rule of law and human rights, the Chinese arrival in this region is not good news,'' a U.S. official told me. China already is the biggest backer of Cuba and Venezuela in world forums, the official said.
Indeed, something is going on here.
Some pictures of PLA Peave Keepers:
http://www.centurychina.com/plaboard/uploads/UN_peacekeeping2.jpg
http://www.centurychina.com/plaboard/uploads/UN_peacekeeping4.jpg
http://www.centurychina.com/plaboard/uploads/UN_peacekeeping3.jpg
Source:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/columnists/andres_oppenheimer/9642015.htm