Why Chile is the latest LATAM country to be caught in a U.S.-China power struggle
CNBC
The spat comes just days before a Latin American leader's summit in Miami and two weeks before Chile's incoming right-wing government takes over in Santiago.
Chile is the latest Latin American country to have become embroiled in a U.S.-China power struggle.
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