Category: Latin America

U.S., European, China Analysts Weigh What the Capture of Maduro Signals for Beijing

The U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Friday prompted a lively discussion online among many of the leading China analysts in the U.S. and Europe over how Beijing might respond. Below are highlights from ...

Maduro’s Fall Tests China’s Influence in Washington’s Backyard

The United States government's rationale for last Friday's military incursion into Venezuela to detain President Nicolás Maduro has evolved over the months from combating narco-terrorism to asserting control over the country's vast oil reserves. But amid the varying justifications for the ...

The Curious Timing of Qiu Xiaoqi’s Visit to Caracas

One of the more curious aspects of the story of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's downfall involves China's Special Envoy to Latin America, Qiu Xiaoqi, who met with the deposed leader just hours before he was detained by U.S. Special Forces. Although few ...

After Venezuela, China Is Watching How Washington Defines Its Sphere of Influence

By Shaun Tandon With a major attack to arrest Venezuela's leader, President Donald Trump is showing that the United States will impose its will in its neighborhood -- and the lesson may not be lost on Russia and China.

Monument Honoring China’s Contribution to Panama Canal Torn Down

Near the entrance to the Panama Canal, a monument to China's contributions to the interoceanic waterway was torn down Saturday night by order of local authorities. The move comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has made threats in recent months to ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

2026: Africa-China Relations in a World Shaped by North-South Geopolitics

When talking about Africa–China relations, one is always moving along a sliding scale. There are myriad interactions with Chinese entities that concern only individual African countries, segueing into trends affecting the whole continent and sliding further into global dynamics shaping the developing world, of which Africa is the heart.

The Africa-China relationship is its own thing, but Africa’s fate can’t easily be separated from factors affecting the wider Global South, ...

Taiwan Eyes Fresh Diplomatic Ties With Honduras

By Allison Jackson and Amber Wang with Joan Suazo in Tegucigalpa Taiwanese seafood trader Jay Yen used to import 2,000 tonnes of shrimp a year from Honduras before the Central American country cut diplomatic ties with the democratic island in 2023. ...

Mexico Approves Measure Raising Tariffs on Chinese Imports

Mexican lawmakers on Wednesday backed a measure to raise tariffs on goods from China and other countries that do not have trade agreements with Mexico, despite strong pushback from Beijing. The move, spearheaded by President Claudia Sheinbaum and approved by the ...

China Calls for End of U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela, Cuba

China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday called on the United States to revoke its “Illegal and unilateral” sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba. The statement came after the announcement that the Trump administration will designate Cartel de los Soles (Cartel of Suns) as ...

Presidential Race in Honduras Puts China–Taiwan Diplomacy Back on the Line

Sunday’s presidential election in Honduras could shift the diplomatic balance between China and Taiwan in Latin America. The two frontrunners in the election have pledged to break diplomatic ties with Beijing and reestablish them with Taiwan. This follows the ...

China Likely to Bid on Building New Panama Canal Ports

China is among parties interested in bidding to build two new ports on the Panama Canal, its administrator said Tuesday, despite U.S. talk of retaking control of the vital trade route. U.S. President Donald Trump made the threat earlier this year, ...

How Chile’s Chinatown Struggles to Fund Its Own Security Force

Across Latin America, Chinese businesses have long improvised their own forms of protection in the absence of reliable policing: a self-funded protection system sustained through communal pressure, donor lists, and appeals to collective responsibility. A recent series of posts on the Chinese Chile Network, a WeChat public ...

China Pushes Back on Mexican Tariff Plans

China’s Foreign Ministry has lodged its opposition to plans by the Mexican government to impose a range of tariffs on Chinese imports. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters on Tuesday that Beijing “firmly opposes moves taken under coercion to impose restrictions on China or hurt China’s legitimate ...
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