China-Latin America

China is a growing trade partner and source of financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, alongside the Global China Hub, provides a nuanced, up-to-date understanding of the trajectory and risks of an evolving relationship with China.

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How the United States can counter malign Chinese and Russian influence in the Western Hemisphere

In this strategy paper, experts, strategists, and former US and Latin American officials explore China and Russia’s malign influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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New Atlanticist May 15, 2025

Four questions (and expert answers) about the China-Latin America summit

At the summit, China offered billions of dollars’ worth of credit and Colombia entered into the Belt and Road Initiative.

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Report Apr 16, 2025

Navigating the US-PRC tech competition in the Global South

By Cole McFaul, Peter Engelke

A landscape report analyzing China’s strategic tech engagements with the Global South and how the US can compete.

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EnergySource Jan 29, 2025

What China’s BYD really wants from EV investments in Mexico

By Haley Nelson

BYD, the world’s largest EV manufacturer, is moving forward with plans to build a manufacturing plant in Mexico despite the country’s ongoing trade friction with the US. This decision signals a wider strategy to embed Chinese influence in Mexico’s energy infrastructure, given BYD’s potential to dominate the market.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 29, 2013

Building BRICS

By Julian Lindley-French

They represent 25.9 percent of the world’s land mass, 43 percent of the population and 17 percent of global trade. The UN Development Program states that by “2020, the combined economic output of three leading developing countries alone Brazil, China, and India–will surpass the aggregate production of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and the United States.”

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Report

Sep 20, 2010

Global Governance 2025

By US National Intelligence Council

This report analyzes the gap between current international governance institutions, organizations and norms and the demands for global governance likely to be posed by long-term strategic challenges over the next 15 years. The report is the product of research and analysis by the NIC and EUISS following a series of international dialogues co-organized by the […]

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