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Fast Thinking

Feb 4, 2025

Where do the Trump tariffs go from here?

By Atlantic Council

US tariffs on China went into effect today, while President Donald Trump paused levies on Mexico and Canada. Our experts explain who and what could be next.

China Economy & Business

Fast Thinking

Feb 1, 2025

What to know about Trump’s new tariffs

By Atlantic Council

Our experts outline the economic and political impacts that the United States’ tariffs will have on Canada, Mexico, and China.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Feb 1, 2025

Experts react: Trump just slapped tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. What’s next?

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts explain the economic and geopolitical implications of the US tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Nov 15, 2024

Biden’s first presidential visit to South America comes too late and with China gaining momentum

By Jason Marczak

To compete with Beijing in the Western Hemisphere, Washington should follow a four-part plan to prioritize, invest, message, and align.

Brazil China

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2024

As Biden bids farewell, Xi advances China’s influence in Latin America at the APEC Summit in Peru

By Martin Cassinelli, Caroline Costello

Beijing is successfully pairing its economic diplomacy with action, and the United States should be concerned.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jul 2, 2024

What the Peruvian president’s state visit to China means for US economic diplomacy

By Martin Cassinelli

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte recently traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Washington should take note of the growing Peru-China relationship.

China Economy & Business
The very top of the US Capitol building is visible with a pink sunset in the background and a US flag on a flagpole to the side.

Testimony

May 23, 2024

Pepe Zhang provides testimony to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

By Pepe Zhang

Senior Fellow Pepe Zhang gave testimony in a hearing on key economic strategies for leveling the US-China playing field in trade, investment, and technology.

China Financial Regulation

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Feb 12, 2024

A strategy to counter malign Chinese and Russian influence in Latin America and the Caribbean

By Matthew Kroenig, Jason Marczak, Jeffrey Cimmino

As strategic competition with China and Russia continues to intensify, the United States and its allies need a strategy for countering the malign influence of authoritarian rivals in the Western Hemisphere. This Atlantic Council Strategy Paper proposes a path forward for the United States and its allies to do that.

China Economy & Business

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Feb 12, 2024

China pairs actions with messaging in Latin America. The United States should do the same.

By David O. Shullman

China has coordinated trade, financing, and investment with diplomatic engagement, public diplomacy, and information operations to deepen its influence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Washington should, in turn, pair diplomatic engagement and messaging with greater attention to regional countries’ needs.

China Economy & Business

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Feb 12, 2024

Don’t let geopolitics undermine Latin America’s hard-won free markets

By Stephen B. Kaplan

The United States is concerned about China’s close economic ties to Latin America and the Caribbean; however, the US response should be careful not to undermine longstanding market norms and popular trade liberalization policies

Caribbean China