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China Offers New Credit to Latin America, Caribbean in Show of Solidarity
China will extend RMB66 billion ($10 billion) in fresh credit lines to Latin American and Caribbean countries. The financing will be denominated in yuan and represents a further internationalization of the Chinese currency. The financing will be used for infrastructure and development projects.
China Courts Latin America as U.S. Pressure Mounts
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Latin American leaders on Tuesday to stand with Beijing in the fight against Donald Trump's campaign to upend the international system. Xi made the appeal at a ministerial gathering of leaders and senior officials from across ...
China’s Xi Slams ‘Bullying’ as Beijing Hosts LatAm Leaders
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday to deepen ties with Latin America and condemned "bullying" in a thinly veiled swipe at the United States, as he addressed regional leaders in Beijing. Leaders and officials from Latin America and the Caribbean have descended ...
China Hosts Latin American Leaders in Move to Deepen Ties
China on Monday prepared to welcome Latin American leaders to Beijing for a major summit, seeking to draw the region closer in response to the trade war with the United States. Beijing has stepped up economic and political cooperation with Latin ...
Colombia Moves to Join China’s Belt and Road
By Lina Vanegas Colombia's president on Tuesday said he intends to sign an accord to join Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative during an upcoming China trip, a move sure to damage already frayed relations with Washington.
China–Latin America Dialogue Collides With U.S. Trade Offensive
The upcoming 4th Ministerial Meeting of the China–CELAC Forum (CELAC is the Spanish acronym for Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) will take place in Beijing later this month against the backdrop of growing strategic rivalry—some would say open confrontation—between the United States and China. In ...
China–Latin America Dialogue Collides With U.S. Trade Offensive
The upcoming 4th Ministerial Meeting of the China–CELAC Forum (CELAC is the Spanish acronym for Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) will take place in Beijing later this month against the backdrop of growing strategic rivalry—some would say open confrontation—between the United States and China. In ...
Lula’s Upcoming Meetings With Putin, Xi Likely to Rile Washington
Brazil's already strained ties with the United States are likely to fray even more when President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva travels in a few weeks to Moscow and Beijing for separate talks with his Russian and Chinese counterparts. The primary focus ...
Trade Wars and Active Non-Alignment
“I don’t recall any U.S. company visiting me during my two-and-a-half years of government”, former president Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador recently told the Financial Times, adding, “Meanwhile, Chinese companies were visiting me almost on a daily basis”. Lasso, a conservative millionaire businessman who ruled Ecuador from 2021 ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: U.S. Warns of Growing Chinese Military and Economic Influence in Latin America
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressed new concerns about Chinese engagement in Latin America. “China’s military has too large of a presence in the Western Hemisphere,” Hegseth said at a security conference in Panama. “Make no mistake, Beijing is investing and operating in this region for military advantage ...
U.S. Will Not Let China Disrupt Panama Canal: Pentagon Chief
By María Isabel Sánchez The United States will not allow China to jeopardize the operations of the Panama Canal, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit to the Central American nation on Tuesday. ...
Panama Wants ‘Respectful’ Ties With U.S. Amid Canal Threats
Panama hopes to maintain a "respectful" relationship with the United States, even as President Donald Trump has repeated threats to retake the Panama Canal, Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha said Saturday. His comments came ahead of a visit next week by U.S. ...