Chinese investment and lending in the region declined last year, in part reflecting skittishness over the deteriorating situation in Venezuela. Despite the drop, Chinese state-to-state finance continues to outstrip the World Bank, IDB and CAF.
Chinese development finance “down but not out” in Latin America
By Margaret Myers & Kevin P. Gallagher /
Economics, Trade & Development
China, the U.S., and Latin America: Who’s trading more openly?
By Nicolas Albertoni & Madeline Zheng /
U.S. economic standing in Latin America continues to weaken, while China’s increases. Data sheds light on the drastically different trade approaches driving the trend.
China
Thinking strategically about China and the U.S. in Latin America: A riposte to Evan Ellis
By Ricardo Barrios and Benjamin Creutzfeldt /
Fear mongering about China’s intentions in Latin America is misguided. The Chinese government is focused on better economic ties and development cooperation.
China
It’s time to think strategically about countering Chinese advances in Latin America
By Evan Ellis / REvanEllis /
As China continues to make diplomatic and economic inroads throughout the Western Hemisphere, the U.S. needs to act pragmatically to counter Chinese influence and maintain its own.
Democracy & Elections
Democracies beware? Is China working to expand its influence in Latin America?
By William Naylor / wm_naylor /
A new report from the National Endowment for Democracy draws attention to creeping Chinese soft power in Latin America at a pivotal time for the region.
China
A recent series of conferences demonstrates that China is getting serious about Latin America
By Benjamin Creutzfeldt /
China’s interest in establishing an economic and political presence in Latin America has sparked the region’s growing prominence in Chinese academia.
Book Reviews
Growing Latin American Research in China
By Benjamin Creutzfeldt /
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Three edited volumes illustrate the growing Chinese academic interest in Latin America.
Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations
The strategic importance of Brazil
By Evan Ellis / REvanEllis /
As the U.S. works to advance its policy objectives and interests in the Western Hemisphere, the enormous potential of Brazil as a partner, and the cost of ignoring it, is often overlooked.
Economics, Trade & Development
What China’s “new era” means for Latin America
By Victoria Chonn Ching & Nicolás Albertoni /
The twice-in-a-decade CPC meeting will direct the economic and political course of China for the next five years, and with it, Latin America’s investment, growth and trade opportunities.
China
What happened to Chinese development projects in Latin America?
By William Naylor / wm_naylor /
For years, concern has mounted over the growing economic influence of China in the region, but investment is comparatively small and not a single major infrastructure project has come to fruition.
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