Category: Latin America

U.S. Push to Counter China Looms Over Trump’s ‘Shield of the Americas’ Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Saturday with a dozen right-wing leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss issues facing the region, from organized crime to illegal immigration. The "Shield of the Americas" summit also aims to serve Washington ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Why Green Energy Will Be the Big Winner of the Iran Crisis

By Cobus van Staden, CGSP Head of Research
Remember “no blood for oil”? Decades ago, the slogan emblematized opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Its logic subsequently shifted as the United States experienced a gas and oil revolution thanks to fracking. 

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China’s COSCO Shipping Suspends Operations at Panama’s Balboa Port, La Prensa Says

China's COSCO Shipping has suspended operations at Balboa port, which is located at the entrance to the Panama Canal, according to local newspaper La Prensa, which published a notice to clients from the shipping and logistics conglomerate. Balboa is one of the ...

Chinese Cable Project Opposed by U.S. Sparks Row in Chile

U.S. concerns about a proposed Chinese fiber-optic cable linking Asia with South America under the sea led to a spat Tuesday between Chile's outgoing left-wing president and his Washington-backed successor. Hard-right politician Jose Antonio Kast is set to be inaugurated as ...

China’s Foreign Minister Tells Israeli Counterpart That Attacks on Iran Must End

China opposes the military strikes launched by Israel and the U.S. against Iran and demands an immediate cessation of hostilities, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar on Tuesday, according to his ministry. "Force cannot truly solve problems; instead, it often creates new ones ...

Panama Officials Search CK Hutchison’s Local Office as Tensions Rise

Panamanian authorities searched the local ports unit of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison, the subsidiary said on Friday, escalating a rift over control of two key ports near the globally strategic Panama Canal. The search, carried out on Thursday, comes amid ...

Latin America Split Over How to Counter China’s Steel Surge

Argentina terminated anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminum foil, removing trade barriers that had restricted shipments from China and reopening the market to Chinese producers. The move marks a notable shift in South America’s trade posture toward Chinese industrial exports, even as ...

U.S. Wants China Out of Latin America. Is that Even Possible?

The Panamanian government formally took over the two ports operated by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison this week at both ends of the Panama Canal. U.S. officials celebrated the move as part of their larger effort to expel China from the Western ...

The Paradox of Panama’s “Rule of Law”: Hutchison Ports vs. Minera Panama

In the wake of the forced transition at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal, Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha sent a clear message to the international community: Panama is a country of legal certainty, and the government is "simply respecting a Supreme Court ruling" regarding the ouster ...

Panama Wrests Control of Canal Ports From Hong Kong Group

Panamanian authorities took control Monday of two ports on the Panama Canal from CK Hutchison after the Hong Kong-based conglomerate's concession was annulled amid a row between the United States and China. "The Panama Maritime Authority has taken possession of its ...

Peru Congress Ousts President Jeri Because of China-Linked Secret Meetings

Peru’s Congress on Tuesday ousted President Jose Jeri just four months into his term over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman. The move will likely extend a cycle of political upheaval that has gripped the Andean nation for much of the past decade.

Panama and the New U.S. Strategy to Counter China in Latin America

The Panama Supreme Court’s ruling against Hutchison Ports in late January was not merely an isolated legal event; it was the successful proof-of-concept for a new geopolitical weapon. What appears on the surface to be a dispute over contracts from ...

U.S. Warns on Chinese Energy Role During High-Level Venezuela Visit

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged expanded American investment in Venezuela’s oil and gas sector during the highest-level U.S. energy-focused visit to the country in nearly three decades, following its invasion in January. He cautioned Venezuelan leaders against what Washington frames as ...

Chinese Scholar Warns of Latin America’s ‘Resource Nationalism,’ Urging Firms to Brace for Political Risk

An analysis from China’s most influential public policy think tank, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, warned of Latin America’s trend of drifting back towards what it called “resource nationalism” and urged Chinese companies to strengthen risk safeguards measures. ...
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