Fear mongering about China’s intentions in Latin America is misguided. The Chinese government is focused on better economic ties and development cooperation.
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.
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’s interest in establishing an economic and political presence in Latin America has sparked the region’s growing prominence in Chinese academia.
Three edited volumes illustrate the growing Chinese academic interest in Latin America.
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.
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.
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.
As China continues to position itself as a global super power, Latin American countries have begun to shift their trade focus outside the Western Hemisphere.
Ante un Estados Unidos cada vez mas retraído de América Latina, el liderazgo de China en el plano comercial es incuestionable. Pero ¿será suficiente para penetrar la arena política? Alemania tiene un as bajo la manga que ya empezó a hacerlo jugar.
