China in Latin America: January 2025 - Council on Foreign Relations
1 day ago · Latin America. China also discovered lithium reserves that could reach thirty million tons, making it one of the world’s largest holders of lithium—second only to Chile. China is the largest ...
China’s Growing Influence in Latin America
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.
What China Got Right in Latin America - Foreign Policy
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...
Marco Rubio will find China is hard to beat in Latin America
Jan 14, 2025 · China’s interests in Latin America are unquestionably strategic, says Carlos Ruckauf, a former Argentine vice-president and foreign minister. He points to Chancay, a Chinese-built and controlled ...
China in Latin America: December 2024 - Council on Foreign …
China Strategy Initiative. China. Latin America. Paraguayan authorities expelled a Chinese diplomat after he urged Paraguayan lawmakers to recognize China over Taiwan, according to Reuters. China ...
China’s presence in Latin America has expanded dramatically
Jul 4, 2024 · During the pandemic China sent vaccines to Latin America much faster than did the United States or Europe. This expansion alarms people like Marco Rubio, a Republican senator who sits on the...
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.
China’s expanding footprint in Latin America: Trade, diplomacy, …
3 days ago · China’s strategic interest in Latin America, including Taiwan. The Taiwan issue is central to China’s strategic interest in Latin America. The region remains home to seven of Taiwan’s dwindling number of diplomatic allies, making it a critical arena in case Beijing should need to isolate Taipei on the global stage. At present, Beijing has ...
How are the United States and China intersecting in Latin America?
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...
Explainer: China's Free-Trade Agreements in Latin America
Feb 15, 2024 · The country signed a trade accord with China in May 2023, becoming the only Latin American country to have an agreement with Beijing and not Washington. But the United States remains the Andean country’s biggest trade …