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China and Latin America: How will the COVID-19 crisis impact the relationship?

Experts from the Brazilian Center for International Relations, the Inter-American Dialogue, Americas Quarterly, and AS/COA weigh in on the countries' evolving relationship.

Panel Discussion: 2 pm to 3 pm

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Overview

China provided Latin America a critical lifeline during the last economic crisis, but it’s not clear it will do so again. What can we expect from Beijing in terms of finance and investment? How are China’s relationships with Latin American governments evolving amid the COVID-19 crisis?

Speakers:

  • Tatiana Rosito, Senior Fellow, the Brazilian Center for International Relations
  • Margaret Myers, Director of the Asia and Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue @MyersMargaret
  • Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Americas Society/Council of the Americas @ericfarns
  • Cecilia Tornaghi, Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly @Ctornaghi (moderator)

For questions about the event, please contact Leonie Rauls at lrauls@as-coa.org. You can also submit a question during the event via Livestream, on Twitter tagging @ASCOA, or on YouTube.

For press inquiries, please contact mediarelations@as-coa.org.

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Speakers

Eric Farnsworth
Vice President, AS/COA, Washington

Eric Farnsworth leads the Washington office of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society with a passion for promoting the importance of the Western Hemisphere for U.S. economic, security, and strategic interests.  A recognized expert, he maintains an important policy...

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Margaret Myers
Director of the Asia and Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue

Margaret Myers is the director of the Asia & Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue. Before arriving at the Dialogue, Myers worked as a Latin America analyst and China analyst for the U.S. Department of Defense. She also worked as a senior China analyst for Science...

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Tatiana Rosito
Senior Fellow, Brazilian Center for International Relations

Tatiana Rosito is a senior fellow at the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI), where she coordinates the China Analysis Group under the Asia Program. She is a diplomat and economist, having worked and lived over ten years in Asia, where she served at the embassies...

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Cecilia Tornaghi
Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly; Senior Director of Policy, AS/COA

Cecilia Tornaghi is the managing editor of Americas Quarterly. A Brazilian-American journalist, she has been covering Latin America for the last 25 years with a focus on policy, business and economics. She spent 13 years at Bloomberg, starting as a Nasdaq reporter, then as an...

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