In terms of geopolitical optics, this week was nothing short of a banquet. It served up at least two sets of images that seem to crystallize our historical moment and that will live on in the Wikipedia of history as shorthand for where the world was in 2025.
One is the waves of uncannily synchronized soldiers and a bewildering array of high-tech weaponry gliding down Beijing’s Chang’an Avenue. The ...
Category: Latin America
Trump to Meet Argentina’s President Amid China Soybean Tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with his Argentine counterpart, Javier Millei, in two weeks. The meeting comes as huge exports to China threaten an economic deal between the two right-wing governments. Argentina’s soybean exports to China rose to ...
Mexico’s Tariff Move Risks Binding Itself to U.S. Protectionism, Chinese Scholar Warns
Phoenix News published a commentary by Liu Ying, a researcher at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University, on Mexico’s surprise proposal to raise tariffs on imports from countries without free trade agreements. Announced on September 10 by ...
Senate Confirms Outspoken China Critic as Next U.S. Ambassador to Argentina
The United States Senate late last week formally confirmed Florida physician and outspoken China hawk Peter Lamelas to be the new U.S. ambassador to Argentina. During his confirmation hearing in July, Lamelas accused China of fostering corruption in Argentina and promoting ...
Sheinbaum Denies Tariff Rise Is Chinese ‘Coercion’
Mexico's president denied Friday that a proposed new tariff of up to 50 percent on imports from certain countries was a coercive measure targeting China. Beijing said Thursday it "firmly opposes any coercion" after President Claudia Sheinbaum announced higher duties on ...
China Says ‘Firmly Opposes Coercion’ as Mexico Mulls Car Tariffs
China on Thursday said it "firmly opposes any coercion" after Mexico proposed a 50-percent duty on car imports from the Asian giant. The initiative, contained in a bill submitted by Mexico's government to Congress, seeks to assuage U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Analysis from Cobus van Staden
Under U.S. Pressure, Mexico Mulling 50% Tariff on Chinese Cars
Mexico, under pressure not to serve as a back door for Chinese goods entering the United States, has proposed a 50-percent duty on car imports from the Asian giant -- up from 15-20 percent. The initiative, contained in a bill submitted ...
China’s Small State Diplomacy Strategy in Latin America
While most of the world's attention at this week's Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin was on Xi Jinping's meetings with leaders from the big powers, namely India and Russia, the Chinese President also spent considerable time with heads of state ...
Cuba President Begins Trip to China, Laos and Vietnam
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Saturday he has begun a tour of Asia that will take him to China, Laos and Vietnam, his main commercial ally on the continent. Diaz-Canel's trip comes as Cuba, which counts 10.9 million inhabitants, faces a ...
Rubio to Visit Mexico, Ecuador Next Week to Discuss Migration, China
By Shaun Tandon Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top U.S. diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said Thursday. ...
CK Hutchison Executive Defends Delay in Panama Ports Deal
A top executive at CK Hutchison on Thursday brushed off the delay in offloading its Panama Canal ports as "not particularly troublesome", as the Hong Kong conglomerate reported its half-year earnings. The firm in March proposed the sale of its global ...
CK Hutchison Eyes ‘Major’ Chinese Investor for Panama Ports Deal
By Holmes Chan Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Monday it was considering inviting a Chinese "major strategic investor" to join a US-led consortium negotiating the sale of its global ports business outside China, including operations at the Panama Canal.
Panama Urges U.S. Not to Involve It in Disputes With China
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday asked the United States to refrain from dragging the Central American country into its "geopolitical conflict" with China. The appeal came after the U.S. embassy in Panama City announced a project to replace communications ...