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Rubio, Trump Unveil $175 Million Counter-China Plan, Documents Show

President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to spend almost $200 million on programs aimed at countering China’s growing influence in Central America.

According to a congressional notification obtained by The Associated Press, the State Department could oversee $175.8 million in an effort to replace aging undersea telecommunications cables in the Caribbean and Central America.

The project is intended to prevent China from expanding its influence in the region through telecommunications infrastructure, benefiting projects in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Haiti.

According to the congressional notification, the program would fund “the installation of strategically selected undersea cable infrastructure” and help foreign governments partner with private-sector cable installers.

Policymakers and experts alike believe the administration’s efforts are crucial to America’s national security.

A State Department official, who spoke anonymously, told PBS that China’s economic activities in the Western Hemisphere pose risks to U.S. national security and economic prosperity.

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