“A region that’s in need is most likely to seek help and support from where they can find, and China has seen opportunity here," said the COA vice president at a Santa Fe World Affairs Forum event.
Covid has underscored the importance of diversifying global supply chains. For Japan, Latin America provides opportunity.
Panelists discussed China’s ambitions and aid largesse in Latin America, as well as the future of Taiwan’s profile in the region.
If successful, Beijing could change the basic norms of international governance and upend the global balance of power, explains AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in World Politics Review.
A case study in how the pandemic is shaping Beijing’s influence in the region.
The coronavirus opens the door for Beijing to accelerate the timeline for gaining a strategic foothold in Latin America, explains AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in The National Interest.
Lackluster growth, mass protests and weak institutions before the coronavirus suggest the region is headed for even deeper trouble after it.
