{"id":2226207,"date":"2024-04-20T19:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T23:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-begins-rapidly-expanding-on-small-island-near-americas-doorstep\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T19:57:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T23:57:33","slug":"china-begins-rapidly-expanding-on-small-island-near-americas-doorstep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-begins-rapidly-expanding-on-small-island-near-americas-doorstep\/","title":{"rendered":"China is swiftly expanding on a small island near America&#8217;s doorstep"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-begins-rapidly-expanding-on-small-island-near-americas-doorstep%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2226207&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Communist China is\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dia-china-capable-of-mounting-nuclear-weapons-to-planes-to-dominate-northeastern-western-africa\/\" title=\"DIA: China capable of mounting nuclear weapons to planes to dominate northeastern, western Africa\">rapidly expanding<\/a> its presence \u2063in the Caribbean to challenge the\u200b United States. China is establishing a Chinese-operated special economic zone on Antigua, causing concern among\u2062 U.S. officials. Antigua&#8217;s close ties to \u200cChina raise fears of military\u200d implications. Despite suspicions, Antigua&#8217;s Prime\u200c Minister supports\u2063 China. For more details, visit \u2064the DailyWire link. Communist\u2062 China\u2064 is swiftly increasing its influence in the Caribbean to rival the United States. \u2064The establishment of a Chinese-operated special economic zone in Antigua has\u2064 raised\u200c alarms among U.S. officials. Antigua&#8217;s strong ties with China spark worries about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainians-shrug-off-biden-war-panic-people-are-more-worried-about-gas-prices\/\" title=\"Ukrainians Shrug Off Biden War Panic: 'People Are More Worried About Gas Prices'\">potential military consequences<\/a>. Despite\u2062 concerns, the \u200dPrime Minister \u200bof \u2064Antigua remains supportive of China. For additional information, please refer to the\u200d DailyWire link.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/communist-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Communist China<\/a> is beginning to rapidly increase its footprint in the Caribbean as it seeks to dethrone the United States as the world\u2019s leading superpower.<\/p>\n<p>Newsweek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/2024\/05\/03\/china-caribbean-united-states-antigua-belt-road-diplomacy-debt-chinese-xi-jinping-rivalry-1891668.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-accused-of-stealing-credit-for-rescue-of-4-americans-from-afghanistan\/\" title=\"State Department Accused Of Stealing Credit For Rescue Of 4 Americans From Afghanistan\">couple hundred miles<\/a> away from the U.S. Virgin Islands, China has started to take over the paradise island of Antigua.<\/p>\n<p>China is constructing a Chinese-run special economic zone on the island that \u201cwill have its own customs and immigration formalities, a shipping port and a dedicated airline and will be able to issue passports,\u201d the report said. \u201cIt will establish businesses offering everything from logistics to cryptocurrencies, facial surgery to \u2018virology.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s encroachment on what is known as \u201cAmerica\u2019s third border\u201d has U.S. officials alarmed because China uses these developments and upgrades to a country\u2019s infrastructure as a way to bring their own military into a new region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware that China may use its commercial and diplomatic presence for military purposes,\u201d a spokesperson for the Florida-based Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) told Newsweek. \u201cIn Asia, Africa and the Middle East, China has already abused commercial agreements at host-country ports for military aims; our concern is they may do the same in this region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report said that Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne is a huge supporter of Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-buy-american-clean-energy-conundrum\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018Buy American\u2019 Clean Energy Conundrum\">communist nation<\/a> has become Antigua\u2019s favorite country to borrow money from. Members of Antigua\u2019s government refused to tell the publication how much the country owed China.<\/p>\n<p>He said that even the insinuation that China could be doing anything nefarious was \u201cutter rubbish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the breadth of investment into logistics infrastructure China has made in the Caribbean, we are concerned that China could task its state-owned enterprises and diaspora to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-blinken-dodges-answering-publicly-when-pressed-on-whether-putin-threatened-biden\/\" title=\"WATCH: Blinken Dodges Answering Publicly When Pressed On Whether Putin Threatened Biden\">conduct intelligence<\/a> or influence operations against the U.S. and our partners in the region for military purposes,\u201d SOUTHCOM said. \u201cThose concerns are further heightened when you consider the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s practice of targeting, recruiting and bribing officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gisele Isaac, chairwoman of the United Progressive Party in Antigua, warned that Browne had sold out the country to the Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAntigua has traded its sovereignty, I think most of us believe, to China,\u201d she said. \u201cI think China wants a foothold in more strategic places, as a superpower. I think that this administration has become, and that\u2019s our concern, overly reliant on one partner, that partner being China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody feels like their testicles are in a vise; that if you say the wrong thing, if you align yourself the wrong way, you\u2019re putting yourself in danger,\u201d Isaac said. \u201cAt night, I switch on my alarm and say my prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s new embassy on the island is such an intimidating compound that locals often stop and take photos of it, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Antigua sold China the five acres of land for its embassy for the equivalent of 40 U.S. cents.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple regional officials said that they believe the \u201cembassy\u201d was really \u201can intelligence base, or a listening post,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe assess that any intelligence activities conducted by the People\u2019s Republic of China in the Caribbean will almost certainly be targeted at U.S. and regional commercial and military movements in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean,\u201d SOUTHCOM added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-forced-to-pull-u-s-forces-out-of-key-african-nation-thats-turning-to-russia-iran-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden Forced To Pull U.S. Forces Out Of Key African Nation That\u2019s Turning To Russia, Iran, China<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communist China is swiftly expanding its presence in the Caribbean to challenge the U.S. Newsweek revealed China&#8217;s moves to dominate Antigua, a mere couple hundred miles from the U.S. Virgin Islands. 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