Category: China-Latin America

China Wins Observer Seat in Andean Bloc, Expanding Its Latin American Diplomacy

In late September 2025, the Andean Community (CAN, for its acronym in Spanish) granted observer status to China, marking Beijing’s latest diplomatic advance into a sub-regional body of Latin America and the Caribbean. Access to the CAN is part of ...

U.S. Pushes Argentina to Lessen Chinese Influence

The United States is making its $40 billion financial rescue package to Argentina dependent on reducing China’s influence across numerous sectors, as well as giving the U.S. special access to key minerals. A report in the Wall Street Journal detailed extensive behind-the-scenes lobbying from U.S. officials, giving a ...

Brazil and China Launch $1 Billion Fund to Boost Strategic Investments

Brazil and China unveiled plans for a $1 billion bilateral investment fund, with Brazil’s Development Bank contributing about $400 million and China’s Export-Import Bank committing the remainder. The new fund will target sectors including energy transition, infrastructure, agriculture, and artificial intelligence, ...

Colombian President Fires Beijing Embassy Staff for “Sabotaging” China Outreach

Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered staff at his country’s embassy in Beijing to be removed, accusing them of undermining outreach efforts to China. “There is a foreign ministry that feels ashamed of engaging with China and sabotages relations. All those ...

Chinese Importers Buy Argentinian Soybeans Amid Global Trade Shift

Chinese agricultural traders booked at least ten orders of Argentinian soybeans following the Milei government announcement on Monday that it will suspend export taxes on key crops. The move comes as Argentina tries to boost its supply of dollars and ease pressure on the peso.

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The Pain of Un-Polarity

“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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Beijing on the Ballot: How China Shapes Latin America’s Elections

It’s a busy time for politics in Latin America. In the next year, many countries will go to the polls to elect new presidents. Within this context, a clear trend is taking shape: across the region, candidates’ positions on China are ...

U.S. Soybean Farmers Anxiously Watch Brazil Sell More and More to China

Chinese soybean imports from Brazil rose by 2.4% in August compared to last year, according to customs data, a modest increase but one that nonetheless causes considerable consternation for U.S. farmers who have yet to sell a single bean to China this year.

Taiwan Boosts Spending to Support Few Remaining Diplomatic Partners in Latin America

Three years after the Taiwan government said it would no longer compete with China using so-called "checkbook diplomacy," Taipei is now backtracking a bit on that pledge, with millions of dollars budgeted to bolster ties with its few remaining allies in Latin America.

Brazil Leads Emerging Markets in Attracting Chinese Investment

A surge of Chinese investment in Brazil's automotive, energy, and mining sectors propelled the South American country to become the top emerging market destination for Chinese FDI last year, according to a new report published by the Brazil-China Business Council.  Chinese ...

Rubio Presses Mexico on Cartels and Fentanyl as China Looms in U.S. Security Push

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio headed Tuesday on his first trip in office to Mexico, which has so far succeeded in navigating treacherous terrain with President Donald Trump who wants tough action on migration and cartels. Rubio is set to ...

Beyond Cooperation: How China-CELAC Relations are Evolving

The 4th Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC (which stands for Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum closed with the unveiling of the 4th Joint Plan of Action for Cooperation in Key Areas (2025-2027). Since its formal establishment ten years ago, the Joint Plans of Action ...

China’s Belt and Road Hits New Highs, but Latin America Lags

By Fermín Koop and Patrick Moore The first half of 2025 saw the highest engagement ever for a six-month period under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s flagship global infrastructure program, a new report has shown.
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