Before you fall for this fable of Chinese philanthropy in Latin America, here's a few facts that were not mentioned in the article:
-The U.S. donated 1,000 ventilators to Mexico while the US remains in the throes of a health crisis, no strings attached. https://twitter.com/nytopinion/status/1252609040405999616

-Unlike the former Obama administration official who wrote the oped will have you think, China is not a life-saving benefactor. It's a predatory actor who catalyzed a global pandemic.
-Touting China's Belt & Road Initiative as a cure for Latin America's underdevelopment problems

is the equivalent of recommending cigarettes to a cancer patient.
-Ask Ecuador how its going for them. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/world/americas/ecuador-china-dam.html

The Trump derangement editorials really need to stop.