AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth comments on Susan Rice’s limited impact on the Americas during her tenure as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

Eric Farnsworth comenta que el acercamiento entre China y México es positivo, y que Estados Unidos observa la situación “con cuidado” pero se mantiene al margen. 

The Chinese president’s two-day trip to Mexico signifies the improved Mexico-China relationship and foreshadows a more robust partnership.

"China is clearly on the quest for oil and natural gas from the region," comments AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth on China’s President Xi Jinping's three-day visit to Mexico.

AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth notes that U.S.-Brazil relations are “rapidly improving” due in part to Brazil’s “lower profile on some contentious global political issues like Iran.”

Washington recognizes it needs “to contend more actively for the Americas,” comments AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth as the U.S. and China reach out to Latin America’s markets.

China’s President Xi Jinping’s trip to Latin America and the Caribbean is mainly a commercial endeavor and “not an attempt to project power,” points out AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.

AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth suggests that there is no “head-to-head race for influence” between the U.S. and China as they seek to strengthen trade ties with their Latin American partners.

At AS/COA’s forum in Charlotte, government officials and experts discussed how can cities across the U.S. reap the economic benefits spurred by immigrants in once-declining communities.