Beijing’s Prudent South American Security Policies
China’s involvement in South America has increased rapidly in the past decade, with the PRC playing a substantial role in shaping South America’s socioeconomic development. But Beijing’s South American...
View ArticleChina and Latin America: Increasingly Average Ties
As the Chinese leadership prepares to retire beyond closed doors for the 18th Communist Party Congress next month, it sees a set of ties with Latin America that look pretty average. This is noteworthy...
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A New Chapter on China-Latin American Cooperation
President Xi Jinping is having state visits to Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico from 31 May to 6 June and a stopover in the US. This will be Xi’s first visit to Latin America as President of...
View ArticlePresident Xi and the Americas
When Presidents Xi and Obama meet in California on June 7-8, 2013, they will discuss the traditional topics occupying the leaders of the world’s two largest economies, as well as security-related...
View ArticleLatin America’s Rising Status in the Sino-US Relationship
One interesting thing for international observers recently is that Latin America and the Caribbean has become a common foreign priority for both the newly established administrations in the US and...
View ArticleIs the China-Latin American Fiesta Over?
The recent deceleration in China’s economic growth rate has sent waves of speculation among many commentators. Most recently, concern is being voiced that China’s slowdown will have a negative impact...
View ArticleCould an Economic Slowdown Affect One of China’s Trading Partners?
How could a possible slowdown in economic growth in China affect other countries is a topic very much in the news. Here we take a look at one of China’s trading partners: Chile. Chile is an exporting...
View ArticleGood Money After Bad
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro recently returned from Beijing with a $5 billion line of credit from the China Development Bank (CDB). This comes at a very difficult time for Maduro, whose...
View ArticleThe U.S. Factor in Sino-Latin American Relations
China’s relations with Latin America in recent years have been moving forward rapidly. Frequent high level exchanges have taken place, bilateral trade and investment have grown quickly, and cooperation...
View ArticleWhat’s Ahead for Sino-Venezuelan Relations After Chavez?
China’s response to Chavez’s death signifies the explicit support and close attention that the country places on the stability of Venezuela, writes Wu Baiyi.
View ArticleChinese Investments in South America
The on-going recession in Europe and the United States led China to avert their eyes towards new places for investment. Walker Rowe discusses the growing Chinese investments in Chile and other South...
View ArticleThe Trend of Chinese Investments in Latin America and the Caribbean
As inward FDI in Latin America and the Caribbean reached an all time high in 2011 with total inflows of $153 billion in 2011, China continues to increase its investments in the region. Fernando...
View ArticleWhich Path for China in Latin America’s Development?
Following the Community of Latin American and Carribean States (CELAC) summit held in Havana, Cuba at the end of January, Fernando Menéndez analyzes two potential paths for Latin America’s development...
View ArticleBrazil’s China Syndrome
Trade between Brazil and China has flourished over the past decade. However, the current trade relationship may be disrupted as Brazil recognizes the benefits of adding value along its supply chain,...
View ArticleThe Toll of China’s Slowdown Depends on Latin America’s Policy Choices
Many Latin American countries have experienced record levels of growth in the last decade due to high prices of commodities, however, few planned for the future. As China slows and US desire for...
View ArticleAre China and the United States Competing for Influence in the Western...
US and China are engaging Latin America in different ways. While the US is attempting to rebuild relationships that have been strained recently, China has engaged in economic activities with countries...
View ArticleThe Hidden Costs of Doing Business in Mexico
Mexico has enormous economic potential and could play a significant role in labor-intensive production, but the cost of doing business there remains high. In breaking with the past, Mexico has opened...
View ArticleWhat’s Next for the BRICS?
Expectations about the upcoming BRICS meeting in Brazil on July 15 are high, with many of the participant leaders aiming for the meeting to be a success for various political reasons. Eric Farnsworth...
View ArticleA Second Look at the China-Brazil Relationship
While it is rumored that Chinese President Xi Jinping requested the BRICS Summit in Brazil be held in July so he could attend the World Cup, Fernando Menéndez argues that China’s president should have...
View ArticleHighlights of Xi’s Journey to Latin America
President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to Latin America underscored four aspects of China’s outreach efforts to Latin America. To expand South-South cooperation, to promote multi-polarity, to hedge against...
View ArticleWhy is the US Worried about Xi Jinping’s Latin America Trip?
China’s strengthening cooperation with Latin American countries will benefit regional economic prosperity and development, and is also in the interest of the US, according to Dong Chunling and Sun...
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