"Our job—where we can'is to provide Latin America with a choice," a U.K. government minister said on Thursday.

Trump’s inaugural address centered on the evils of an alleged “invasion” of immigrants — although the flow of immigrants fell by nearly 70% last year — Latin American drug cartels and his vow to take over the Panama Canal, despite the fact that it has been very well managed by Panama for the past 25 years.

The Trump administration has a narrow window of opportunity to change course and counter Chinese influence in Latin America.