Tournament: Pre-OV | Round: 1 | Opponent: ALL | Judge: ALL
China expanding ties in Latin America now
Rosenthal, 9/6/13 (Terrance, political consultant and writer who is currently interning at The Center for Security Policy in Washington DC, “China's Pivot to Latin America,” http://www.rightsidenews.com/2013090633158/world/geopolitical/chinas-pivot-to-latin-america.html, bgm)
The quest for global naval power … like Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, and Brazil
Influence is zero sum — Latin America allows Chinese investment because of lack of US economic engagement – key to Chinese economy
Erikson and Chen 7 — Daniel P. Erikson, Senior Associate for U.S. policy at the Inter-American Dialogue and coeditor of Transforming Socialist Economies: Lessons for Cuba and Beyond, and Janice Chen, joint-degree candidate at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and Georgetown University Law Center, former intern at Inter-American Dialogue (“China, Taiwan, and the Battle for Latin America,” The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs Journal, Tufts University, Summer, 2007, 31 Fletcher F. World Aff. 69, Available Online from Lexis Nexis Law Journals)
Meanwhile, China's galloping entrance into … their nascent manufacturing sectors.
Growth key to Asian stability
Yee and Storey, ’02 (Herbert Yee, Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Hong Kong Baptist University, and Ian Storey, Lecturer in Defence Studies at Deakin University, The China Threat: Perceptions, Myths and Reality, RoutledgeCurzon, pg 59)
American influence over internal outcomes … much less with the United States.
Nuclear war
Dibb, 01 (Paul, emeritus professor of strategic and defence studies at The Australian National University, Winter. “Strategic Trends: Asia at a Crossroads.” Naval War College Review, Vol. 54, Issue 1. Ebsco.)
The areas of maximum danger and … ineffective when confronted with major crises.