How China Is Courting New Latin American Partners
How China Is Courting New Latin American Partners
By
Robert Soutar
Geopolitical competition with the U.S. has led Chinese investors and Latin American partners to try to engage in a variety of ways.
A decade that saw Chinese infrastructure break new ground in Latin America ended, ironically, with a nostalgic nod to the old soft-power playbook.
During a visit to Beijing in December, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele celebrated the announcement of “gigantic” and “non-refundable” Chinese financing for a sports arena, a water treatment plant and a public library back home. The actual amount of support was left undisclosed. Not...
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