The Advance of China and Authoritarian Populism in Honduras R. Evan Ellis In Latin America, it is strategically important that the United States distinguish between principled left-oriented democratic regimes versus those which seek to manage the alarm of Washington and Western investors as they pursue a fundamentally anti-democratic, anti-market, anti-U.S. course. It is time for Washington to recognize that the Honduran regime of Xiomara Castro, Mel Zelaya, and their Libre movement, are on the latter path. The Castro government has also opened the door to greater Chinese involvement in the Central American country. https://theglobalamericans.org/2023/06/the-advance-of-china-and-authoritarian-populism-in-honduras/