23 hours ago · This month, Mexico announced plans to curb imports from China across key industries including automobiles, aerospace technology, and textiles. Peru launched investigations into alleged Chinese ...

Jan 10, 2025 · China’s role in Latin America and the Caribbean has grown rapidly since the turn of the century, promising economic opportunity but also raising concerns over Beijing’s influence.

2 days ago · China’s outgoing diplomacy and President Xi’s itinerant attentiveness underscore its commitment to embedding itself in the region as a key player, reinforcing its ability to push back against U.S. démarches in the Pacific and cement its position in the competition with Washington. China’s strategic interest in Latin America, including Taiwan

Jun 23, 2023 · Since 2014, China has sought to engage with the region through the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), a region-wide organization that excludes the United States and Canada.

Dec 16, 2024 · Latin America became one of the main theaters for Beijing’s economic statecraft. China’s interests in Latin America are primarily driven by its demand for natural resources, yet Beijing has...

Sep 27, 2024 · This month, China’s engagement with Latin America primarily focused on trade and investment, highlighted by Brazil’s announcement of an interministerial working group to explore the South...

Jul 4, 2024 · Chancay typifies the footprint that China has stamped on Latin America in this century. Two-way trade has climbed from $18bn in 2002 to $450bn in 2022. While the United States remains the...

Feb 12, 2024 · The paper then turns to the shifting dynamics in China-LAC relations, potential implications for the region and the United States, and how Washington should pair diplomatic engagement and strategic messaging with greater attention to LAC countries’ needs to better compete with China in the future.

Feb 15, 2024 · In November 2005, Chile, under President Ricardo Lagos (2000–2006), became the first Latin American country to sign a free-trade pact with China—marking China’s second bilateral agreement ever

Sep 25, 2024 · With aspirations toward greater economic engagement, China’s trade with Latin America—including imports of raw materials and food supplies and exports of manufactured goods—has grown from...