![A Chinese spy balloon floated above three Latin American countries.](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/spy-balloon-china-latin-america-investment-venezuela-us-02132023-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
Last week, after China flew a spy balloon over at least three Latin American countries, the region responded with uncharacteristic silence. For a region that is often obsessed with perceived violations of sovereignty and territorial integrity, the unwillingness to speak out against China’s airspace incursion is striking.