From Fox News: China is expanding a network of space facilities across Latin America that could strengthen Beijing’s military surveillance and warfighting capabilities in the Western Hemisphere, according to a new report.
An analysis from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, obtained by Fox News Digital, identifies at least 11 People’s Republic of China-linked ground stations, radio telescopes and satellite ranging sites in Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile and Brazil — installations the panel says may have dual-use military applications.
The report calls on the Trump administration to “halt the expansion” of Chinese space infrastructure in the region and “ultimately seek to roll back and eliminate” Chinese space capabilities in the hemisphere that threaten U.S. interests.
The analysis relies on open-source reporting, satellite imagery and Chinese planning documents that elevate space cooperation as a pillar of Beijing’s relations with Latin America, according to the findings.
The Select Committee on China announced Thursday afternoon:
New @ChinaSelect report | China is using Latin America as a launchpad for military space operations. What looks like civilian cooperation is actually part of a PLA-linked global network tracking satellites and monitoring adversaries.
At least 11 Chinese-linked sites across Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile, and Brazil, including ground stations and telescopes, serve dual-use military purposes, tied to the PLA.
More on the report here: https://chinaselectcommittee.house.gov/media/press-releases/new-select-committee-investigation-uncovers-china-s-space-operations-in-latin-america
🚨New @ChinaSelect report | China is using Latin America as a launchpad for military space operations. What looks like civilian cooperation is actually part of a PLA-linked global network tracking satellites and monitoring adversaries.
At least 11 Chinese-linked sites across… pic.twitter.com/koIarFiW9O
— Select Committee on China (@ChinaSelect) February 26, 2026
General Mike Flynn sounded the alarm:
China is building a military surveillance network in our hemisphere and most Americans have no idea it’s happening.
The House Select Committee on China just released a report documenting at least 11 PLA-linked sites across Latin America, ground stations, telescopes, and space tracking facilities operating under civilian cover with military purpose. Argentina. Venezuela. Bolivia. Chile. Brazil. They are calculated positions selected for orbital coverage, political insulation, and long-term strategic leverage. What looks like scientific cooperation on paper is, in practice, strategic encirclement.
China expert Gordon Chang commented, “China did not try to hide what it was doing; we were oblivious. For much of this century, it was American policy to integrate China into Latin America.”
China did not try to hide what it was doing; we were oblivious. For much of this century, it was American policy to integrate China into Latin America. https://t.co/1oMbT8rUXf
— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) February 27, 2026
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