Xi says Latin America can pick partners 'without outside interference' in challenge to Trump policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping this week challenged President Trump's push to re-establish the Monroe Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere -- a strategy that calls for preventing China and other foreign powers from dominating the region.
TL;DR
- Xi Jinping challenged Trump's push to re-establish the Monroe Doctrine.
- The Monroe Doctrine seeks to prevent foreign powers from dominating the Western Hemisphere.
- Xi asserted that Latin America should be able to choose partners without outside interference.