The Strategy Behind China's Diplomatic Offensive in Latin America
The Strategy Behind China's Diplomatic Offensive in Latin America
As its trade spat with the U.S. intensifies, China is strengthening its ties with Latin America and the Caribbean.
The story goes that the May 1 establishment of diplomatic relations between the Dominican Republic and China was long in the making, but delayed because the D.R. put up too many conditions. As a result, Panama ended up beating it to the finish line, becoming in June 2017 the first country in the region in several years to add an embassy to the already large Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) contingent of missions in Beijing.
The irony, of course, is that despite not setting any conditions, Panama, after breaking with Taiwan, has already benefitted considerably from its new ties...
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