Trade and Political Relations between China and Latin America
Most Latin Americans think that China is the country with the most influence in the region, after the United States. This perception is reinforced by commercial data showing that China is the second-largest export market for the majority of countries in the region. But what do we really know about the political and commercial impact of China on our region? In this issue of Apuntes, the authors study the differing impact of Chinese economic growth in various Latin American countries; the challenges that this poses for traditional U.S. hegemony; the political and economic implications of free trade agreements and arbitration treaties between Latin American countries and China; and the growing importance of Chinese banks and its financial system in the region.
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