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The problem is that the US claims to be 'fighting for democracy' but acting like a global dictator in practice..

That a US senator says, about China, "they are eating our lunch" shows the immense scorn of this guy for Latin American countries. If I were american I would be ashamed and if latino-american I would feel insulted. This alone could explain the failure of US policy.

As a European I DESPISE American foreign policy. They are so self-righteous it's just grotesque.

“Brazil is too big to be in someone’s backyard”

As a Latin American it pains so much, *so much*, that the world powers talk about us as lunch, dispensable, and irrelevant trading commodities

The US Calling independent countries their "backyard" is enough explanation..

Last time two superpowers began looking at Latin America as a power struggle to gain more support we had a wave of US-supported coups and dictatorships. In Argentina, up to 30.000 people went missing due to the will of keeping other ideology off their "backyard", one of many countries affected by Plan Condor to keep the Soviets out. Over 80.000 people confirmed killed or missing, according to surveys found in Paraguay. Almost two decades of repression and fear in the south cone. It does seems history's destined to repeat.

Famous American brands are disappearing from Brazil: Ford left the country after a century of production. Apple registers first loss in sales in Brazil in 2023. And even the traditional North American allies: Toyota (Japan), Volkswagen (Germany), Hyundai (South Korea) are paralyzing production. The consumer electronics market is dominated by China.

Referring to Latin America as their “lunch” shows the level of disrespect the US has.

I'm a Jamaican who has lived in the US for 24 years, and Cuba is only 90 miles from us. We love Cuba and the Cuban people. America has strangled the Cuban economy for the last 40+ years, and that couldn't break them, and America has sponsored the worst and bloodiest election in Jamaican history, by giving the opposition guns, because the other side were close to Cuba. America has done nothing but brain drain my country, and explore it for cheap labor, now I can proudly say that China has been building much needed infrastructure in our country, and its a good look. America actually took notice as to what has been happening, and wanted to make their presence felt, so they sent an admiral of the navy to deliver their message. Not a diploma, someone from the military. Message received loud and clear, and we are pressing ahead full steam. We may live in your backyard, but the land that we are on is ours.

While North Americans can't decide whether we are their "lunch" or their "backyard" (or both), China keeps coming to us with real proposals. Obviously China has its own interests and a somewhat obscure agenda, but they have invested a lot in our country and, above all, they have treated us with respect.

It’s “whatever is good for America is good for America, at everyone’s expense”

As a Brazilian, I can say the US has already lost this battle. Latin Americans have always felt undermined and controlled by the American governement, while China has a friendly approach, treating our countries as equals. The question I ask myself is whether the US will accept it peacefully or destabilize our democratically elected governments.

Your statement that america is a two party system at this time is inaccurate. Both parties are essentially the same entity. Paid for by the same donors. Controlled by the same donors. There is currently no discernible "democracy" in america.

It baffles me how they preach democracy, but bully other countries that do not share the same views.

I as a Latin American bear in mind, due to the history and conditions of my region, all the outrages that the US government has committed against us. I know that the people of the USA are independent of what the government of that country does, I appreciate that there are channels like yours, that contribute to the fraternal union of peoples.

The first mistake is to STILL REFER TO US AS YOUR BACKYARD! WE ARE NOBODY’S BACKYARD!

As a Brazilian, I have only one thing to say, the USA sees us as a colony, China sees us as a future ally.

"my back yard" spoken like a true spoiled brat of an emperor.

I'm Brazilian who loves the USA... but it seems that Americans don't feel the same way about us. we are seen as simple Latinos. The US sees us as competitors and rivals... China sees us as partners and allies. I would prefer a thousand times to have a brotherly relationship with the USA since we are brothers on the American continent but it seems that the USA does not want a Brazil with more than 200 million inhabitants to be a power because they see us as rivals... so we will embrace the opportunity that our Chinese brothers are giving us. china is already our biggest partner and we are going to fight for the fall of the dollar so as not to be hostage to future sanctions coming from the USA since the USA uses its currency as a weapon. Long live Brazil and long live China. as my mom says... we have to care who cares about us. USA doesn't care about its brothers in the southern hemisphere... unfortunately!

Latin America is not the US' or anyone's backyard. No place should be labeled this, but I got what you meant given the context. Great video! Your channel is getting a lot of views recently and I'm glad that more people in the USA are listening to you.

I am from Brazil and the History of US actions in this region has very little to do with improving democracy and human rights. It's pretty much the contrary. China in the other hand does not seems to care about anything except business. China in the last 4 os 5 years has become our biggest economic partner with 2 times the volume of trade if we consider our trade with US and they want more.

As an argentinan... I feel like i should start taking chinese lessons XD

The best thing countries can do is play both sides with superpowers and build lasting benefits for their people, retaining resources, talent, and infrastructure domestically. If the US has a problem with this, they need to start offering better deals

As a Latin American, I can say that most of us would choose China over the US out of spite, the US refers to us in a dehumanizing way, for example calling us their backyard, also the US has a bad record with us, many coups, rigged elections and interference.

The American adminstrations for the laz 30 years has a "disconnection" problem. Here's an example given by the lndonesian Foreign Minister ... "China ( Wang Yi ) came with gifts and asked 'What do you need?'. America ( Blinken ) came empty handed and TELL US to contain China." China focus on what lndonesia needs, US focus on what itself want at the expense of others. Who do you think lndonesia will lean to?

The first step is to stop using the "backyard" word.

Im fron Argentina and the sad part is: the population try to fight back this decisions but politics just want money even if they trade half or more of our country, sick greed people nothing else

As Argentinian I can say that China presence here is do to the US favouring UK relationships down in the Atlantic. The UK doesn't want investments to come to Argentina so they pressure the US not to invest here in anything. I remember that China offered to build and invest on a sea port in our province of Tierra del Fuego so our ships could travel easier our goods, the ambassador of the US along side the female general came all the way down here to order our Governor to say "no" to China, so he ask them and offer the US to invest on the infrastructure and they responded that "the US isn't interested in that project and we don't want to ruin our relationship with the UK our closest ally" so there you all go. China wins.

Excellent analysis Cyrus! You totally right. Thank you!

Just found out Algeria is a belt and road initiative member. That’s a good thing for us ❤

In countries like Brazil and Argentina, the powerhouses of South America, the hate toward USA is quite deep. It's a long long history of boycott in economy aspects, military, technological and etc. It's understandable that when USA asks for Brazil and Argentina to join and sanction Russia, for those Latin countries to refuse as its happening now.

I'm a Mexican who just learned that the US's department of state is financing our current government's opposition. We have struggled for decades of corruption and fraud in all sectors, and we just recently were able to vote for better party, and the US is trying to undermine that because it's against their interests. That, among many, many other reasons, is why our president is so angry with the US, and so are we.

Such a speech! I'm Mexican i live in Texas, what you mentioned in this video should be listen by the us government,cause is the real life what we living on,

Cyrus I’m amazed by your explanation and the research that you’ve done for your videos. Keep going.❤❤❤

Imagine calling it "our hemisphere" and referring to Chinas trade deals with the american countries as "eating our lunch". Can you get any more imperialistic? Your hemisphere? I'm pretty sure there's a lot of nations, (at least to the south of you), that would strongly disagree with such a statement. The hemisphere doesn't belong to USA. Also, "eating our lunch" sounds like a freudian slip that is casually admitting that the american continents is nothing more than sustenance for the USA. Absolutely awful lack of respect for other nations. Also, this constant idea of calling latin american and caribbean countries the "backyard" of the US ... It's very patronizing and disrespectful. It's like they are not "real" countries. They don't get to live along the street, so they have to stay in our "backyard". You see the exact same with the smaller pacific countries, like the Solomon Islands. They are not treated as a fellow country but as the "backyard" of Australia. And predictably, the people of that nation are getting pretty tired of being treated like that. Mia Mottley of Barbados was very clear in an interview with BBC how she felt about that characterization; pointing out that they are NEIGHBORS to the USA and should be treated as such. Smaller, yes, but no less a country than anyone else. The main reason USA is losing its grip is because they have zero diplomatic tact and skill. They have a failing economy and less and less to offer. They have a very unsteady foreign policy that changes every 4 or 8 years, often 180 degrees. Something for example Iran has gotten extremely "done" with. Also, when all their "foreign aid" consists of arming rebel groups and building american military bases, while all the actual money never leaves the USA. They end up lining the pockets of Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and the rest of the ghoulish death merchants over there. USA built up all its power abroad through force, or threats of force. The only reason they allied with western Europe after WW2 was to get a strategic beachhead against the Soviets. Not because they ever cared one bit about the well-being of the people in Europe. They've tried the same on all other continents, and for a while it worked. But now, there are other powers that can be much more beneficial do deal with. So why wouldn't they? China only demands that you stay out of their internal affairs, and they'll stay out of yours. With that as a basis they'll trade with you and invest in all kinds of projects. And no, it's not a debt trap. This has been debunked by economic experts over and over, yet keeps repeated in a desperate attempt to smear China. In the end, it's a VERY good deal for countries that have been bullied by USA for decades. It's the same thing in Africa where the nations still carry massive scars from western colonial times. Then in comes China and treats them like fellow nations instead of pawns. No wonder they sign onto BRI. "our hemisphere" ... don't make me vomit. (Edited for a typo that annoyed me, I meant to say all the "actual money" instead of "actualy money") Edit: Thanks for all the likes and positive responses. Glad to see that more people reacted to this blatant show of "american exceptionalism" at its worst.

Venezuela..Nicaragua..Cuba spoke volumes due to their absence. Respect to Mexico for sticking up for those countries. A true demonstration of leadership and solidarity.

I listen to your post regularly because u tell the truth .

Very well explained! Thank you!

Americans have such a sense of entitlement. It is so nice to see their empire unravel.

as a brazilian i feel that the united states always wanted us to have our development delayed and lagging behind, and it seems that china has seen this and is interested in a more developed brazil. I am very sad to see that the relationship between the United States and Latin America is always so strange and unequal, we were supposed to be brothers.

Great video, appreciate your work

Thank you my guy , you the OG

There's Afghanistan for example, china managed to get the trade of resources from them without firing a single bullet, just by being friendly to them and respecting them

Cyrus, your comparison of US and China's role in Central and Latin America was eye opening. Once again US talks about democracy but China let action does the talking.

I appreciate this video, Cyrus. Thank you! 👏

Great video as always!

China is not fighting to influence the Latin Americas, China is just seeking to expand trading market. Economic development is the only path to peace and progress.

The solution starts by stop calling the Unite States of America just "America" because it implies they own the continent.

USA: China in south America is eating our lunch. Whole of South America: 🤨

Great video. 100% unbiased. I'm a new subscriber.

As a Colombian, I could say that being first US ally country in South America had cost to us becoming the Afghanistan of the Caribbean. Since CIA’s intervention in 1948 against Jorge Eliécer Gaitan known as the Bogotazo, we’ve been into an internal conflict of almost 80 years and the same amount of time ruled by corrupt politicians promoted by the US so they can have everything under their control. It’s been always a very unfair relation to us, so we always lose and there’s no way to break up with them. Americans should know and understand their privileges had been set upon the rest of the world’s suffering.

Latin America is Latin America, not anyone's back yard! Let these countries have their rightful sovereignty!

Excellent message

You are awesome cyus”

Julius Nyerere famously said, “The United States is also a one-party state but, with typical American extravagance, they have two of them.”

China treat other counties with respect, US treat them as "backyard"

Well the US is just not growing up (regarding Latin America and it's foreign policy as a whole I believe)... it's always the same self-image problem (We are the boss, the big daddy, you must look up and align with us) combined with a denigrating/racist, predatorial stance (Backyard, lunch, etc...)... a pity to see such a strong nation lost in such childish issues

One reason is that the U.S. always thought of Latin America as their private backyard, interfering in the region politics and financing coups. They don't respect Latin America's democracy, they don't respect the self-determination of peoples. And not only in this continent. In south-eastern Asian, middle Asia and Africa, too. Even Europe.

“It’s impossible for every country to embrace America’s form of government”. I can’t agree with you more. You are 100% on point!

As a Latino, born in South America, I have always resented the hubris of the USA; always referring to this hemisphere as "Our backyard." Latin America shouldn't be anyone's "backyard." Therefore, on principle alone, I hope China makes a Buffet out of US interests in the region! 😡😱🤔😎

Great video

Appreciate how you sincerely hope small countries can trade with China and the US for their own sake. :)

As an American your channel is illuminating and much needed. The U.S. has apparently treated Latin America and Africa with condescension rather than with respect and as partners.

Our politicians have taken our tax dollars and done egregious acts all over the world. We have absolutely no say in how our money is spent and what clandestine activities it funds and weaponizes. That's the price we pay for not holding our politicians 100% accountable, confiscating their stolen wealth, and imprisoning them for life.

Thank YOU!!!🙏

Wow great video

To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.” - Henry Kissinger

I live in Chile, really loved that senator refer to our continent as your lunch 🤦🏻‍♂️. US history in Latin America is pretty dark, it's really not surprising why this region chooses China over the US.

America choosing to leave out the countries you mentioned in the summit was a passive aggressive move to show Latin America "who's the boss" and it was not taken well at all. For a while US was the most feasible super power Latin America can trade and form relations with but an alternative is here and it is China. America is digging its own grave with these blatant display of "power moves". A good and productive event could have been held in the summit but ego and pride of America ruined it.

Thank you sir

parabéns sou do brasil e foi bem esclarecedor!

The problem is, the US sees Latin American as its “back-yard”. China may also have its own purposes, but the Chinese see Latin American as trading partners/targets. That’s the difference

If all Americans had your level of decency and respect for self and others, the US would be prospering hand-in-hand with China.

“Our lunch “???? What the duck man??? This is how he sees us down here?

"they are eating our lunch", "our backyard"... There you have why.

Chile use to have good relionships with the US in the past, but that ended with Nixon's decision to overthrow a democratically elected president and support a dictatorship. Since then i could say, Chilean people do not trust US as a reliable partner. Personally, i think it would have been a good idea to recognize the past mistakes and start a new stage in relationships, but than never happen. As a latinamerican, the thing that bother us the most is being called the US backyard bc as countrys we are all equal, that's disrespectful.

United States hosts these summits without really offering anything tangible to participants. China hosts these summits while bringing tangible benefits to other participants, such as infrastructure development (i.e roads, railway, highways, bridges, tunnels, etc).

When I running my errands I don’t like my neighbors give a list how to run.

Thanks!

China is indeed everywhere including Africa. Their government invite us for seminars in Maritime, Roads infrastructure etc.. They pay everything from flights to pocket money... It's their way of getting detailed info for them to invest in specific projects

China’s modern foreign policy is fundamentally different to the US. Western commentators fail to understand China’s seemingly altruistic actions and therefore read into it with suspicion. But China often plays the long game and understands that it’s more beneficial to build up other countries to become economically stable future trading partners. On the other hand western projects in developing countries typically involve one-sided resource extraction and exploitative deals for short or mid term gains. China also has the advantage of being more centralised, if the party feels as though a Chinese corporation is making them look bad o the world stage they have the power to exert control over or punish those corporations, whereas American and European private companies are under no such threat and can behave with impunity

The missing part of China to complete the domanination will be freedom for people in south America, Asia or Eastern Europe to trade or work inside China and a Visa free process with countries they have alliances such as Brazil, Argentina. It is not about going to work in China but liberty to trade and facilitate business. It is time for China to change how it has been seen by the Ocident.

we ain't nobody's backyard.

I've watched that Barbados leader put the BBC reporter in place for trying to push western narrative on China issue. She is a brave woman with great integrity. Barbados very lucky to have her. Salute to the braveness of Mexican President too.

As an American you saying Countries should be able to run their countries as they see fit is so true! I don't understand why they are so involved in everyone elses business. Its like they run our country as a "Democracy" but treat everyone else like a dictatorship. At some point I know the American government will pay for their ego & actions. It will affect the citizens the worst because of their poor decisions.

keep it up

Bravo 👏

China is currently *at peace and not at war* with any country, since our last major conflict in 1979. Instead of making war, China is building infrastructure like _roads, railways, highways, bridges, tunnels, powerstations, dams, ports, airports,_ etc and investing in developing countries like Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and also African countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Chad, Sudan, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, etc. Whereas the United States is *warmonger* being involved in Gulf War, Iraq War, Afghan War, Libyan War, Syrian War, Yemen War, etc, even in the 21st century. USA is bombing in those Middle Eastern countries and enacting regime change by cutting off their "heads" (Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi, etc) and then installing their own US puppet governments in place. If anything, it sounds like the United States is a threat to global peace and stability.

É incrível como os norte americanos chamam a América Latina de "seu quintal" descaradamente...

wel said

When you think of people and their countries as lunch, you can’t be surprised they don’t want to do business with you.

So, China didn't even focus on building strong economic relations with Latain America and yet these countries gravitated towards that country anyway. Same goes for Africa much more so in terms of trade btw. On a side not, China signed treaties with Iraq last year to build a thousand schools, making Iraq the third largest place for chinese BRI investments after Russia and Pakistan. And I thought the US was supposed to spread democracy there, why is Iraq still in need of a thousand schools?

I’m from the USA and being politically informed on an international level since I was a teenager, I have always found the foreign policies toward South and Central America destabilizing, always backing the wrong side of issues, no matter which party holds power. The is mainly true bc corporations have too much influence. This means the US government makes its foreign policy based on the financial interests of those corporations and then back it with its military presence. This has caused regimes like the Christiani government in El Salvador to brutalize its people, while we arm and train their death squads. And that’s only one example with the Reagan administration’s help.

I'm in Brazil. And here too there is not majority aligned with democracy/freedom. Here socialism won, thanks to decades of socialism in schools/universities. May it serve as an example for our brothers on the american continent. Be very careful what them teach to your children. This is sad, its true.

Freedom and democracy require that we embrace an ethical and moral system. We have to be more proactive ethically and morally.

China's one-party governance serves the interests of more than 90% of the Chinese people, but it is not controlled by big financial groups. The US Democratic and Republican parties both serve big financial groups, such as rifle associations, military-industrial enterprises, oil, and financial capitalists.

While the USA likes to see other nations as their “backyards” or as they like to label them 3rd world countries another smarter nation saw the potential in those countries for their integrity because they in fact went through a lot of those injustices too. It’s great to feel someone cares when you’ve been hitting ground for many years.

Acá en Perú estamos haciendo el Megapuerto de Chancay, y adivinen quien está ayudando a construirlo? China!. Chancay es un megapuerto que dará el mayor acceso a importacion en sudamérica en los proximos años.