The Trump administration is planning to ramp up global spending for an anti-China initiative to the tune of $175.8 million, according to a new document. Last week, the Trump administration notified Congress of the “Countering CCP Control of Caribbean and Central America Undersea Cables project.
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US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions, documents say
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Trump administration to ramp up global anti-China funding, documents show
The administration notified Congress last week that it intends to spend nearly $176 million to replace outdated and undersea telecommunications cables in the Caribbean and Central America.
The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China’s growing influence worldwide. It comes after having put a halt to many of those initiatives last year during a flurry of budget and personnel cuts.
The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China’s growing influence around the world, after it had put a halt to many of those initiatives last year during a flurry of budget and personnel cuts .
The Trump administration is planning to ramp up global spending for an anti-China initiative to the tune of $175.8 million, according to a new document. Last week, the Trump administration notified Congress of the “Countering CCP Control of Caribbean and Central America Undersea Cables project.
Many of the proposed programs are designed to "reclaim diplomatic leverage" through investments in areas where the U.S. had previously been spending money but stopped.
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