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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 ...
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U.S. Soy Futures Pull Back From Rally as Brazil Harvest Advances
By Julie Ingwersen U.S. soybean futures fell on Monday on profit-taking after a rally last week drove prices to a two-month high well above $11 a bushel, tied to U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks that China may buy more beans from the United ...
U.S. Allows China to Purchase Venezuelan Oil but Not at ‘Undercut’ Prices of Maduro Days, Official Says
By Timothy Gardner The Trump administration is allowing China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at "unfair, undercut" prices at which Caracas sold the crude before the U.S. removed President Nicolas Maduro, a U.S. official said on Thursday. While the ...
U.S. Action Against Venezuela Spurs Blunt Debate Among Chinese Scholars
In the wake of the U.S. military’s seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife earlier this month, a group of influential Chinese scholars has moved quickly into the spotlight, offering blunt assessments of Washington’s intentions and debating how Beijing should respond as great-power rivalry deepens ...
China: The Indispensable Partner of Maduro’s Venezuela
By Peter Catterall China was the dominant buyer of Venezuelan oil under deposed president Nicolas Maduro, the fulcrum of a symbiotic partnership that propped up the South American economy and gave Beijing regional influence. But ...
An Iranian man shouts anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans while standing in front of a portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a rally to pledge allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto) (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
By Amanda Chen One week into the war triggered by the American-Israeli joint offensive on Iran launched on Saturday, February 28, Tehran’s retaliation has already expanded from targeting U.S. military assets to striking Gulf energy and civilian infrastructure. On March 7, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian publicly apologized to ...
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. Soy Futures Pull Back From Rally as Brazil Harvest Advances
By Julie Ingwersen U.S. soybean futures fell on Monday on profit-taking after a rally last week drove prices to a two-month high well above $11 a bushel, tied to U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks that China may buy more beans from the United ...
U.S. Allows China to Purchase Venezuelan Oil but Not at ‘Undercut’ Prices of Maduro Days, Official Says
By Timothy Gardner The Trump administration is allowing China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at "unfair, undercut" prices at which Caracas sold the crude before the U.S. removed President Nicolas Maduro, a U.S. official said on Thursday. While the ...
U.S. Action Against Venezuela Spurs Blunt Debate Among Chinese Scholars
In the wake of the U.S. military’s seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife earlier this month, a group of influential Chinese scholars has moved quickly into the spotlight, offering blunt assessments of Washington’s intentions and debating how Beijing should respond as great-power rivalry deepens ...
China: The Indispensable Partner of Maduro’s Venezuela
By Peter Catterall China was the dominant buyer of Venezuelan oil under deposed president Nicolas Maduro, the fulcrum of a symbiotic partnership that propped up the South American economy and gave Beijing regional influence. But ...
Is the Crisis in Venezuela a “Setback” for China? Eric Olander on Sinica with Kaiser Kuo
In this special bonus episode, Eric speaks with Kaiser Kuo, host of the popular Sinica Podcast, about China's response to the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Many U.S. ...
China’s Rhetoric Is Clear on Venezuela. Latin America’s Response Is Not.
While the dust from the U.S. military operation in Caracas to oust Nicolás Maduro has yet to settle, early Chinese reactions already offer useful food for thought. The views expressed across Latin America, largely absent from both Chinese and Western commentary, also help contextualize how China’s relationship ...
U.S. Strike in Venezuela Intensifies Chinese Media Debate Over Taiwan
Washington’s intervention in Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro have sent shockwaves across Chinese social media, triggering surprise, anger, and unease. Beyond that, a more intriguing conversation emerged - Taiwan. U.S. forces carried out the lightning strike on Caracas ...
As China Buys From South America, U.S. Farmers Reel From Soybean Slump Amid Escalating Trade War
By Beiyi Seow The U.S. soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping. But a decent yield ...
How China is Displacing U.S. Economic Power in Latin America
For centuries, the United States was the undisputed hegemonic power across the Western Hemisphere; however, that is no longer the case today. China is now the largest trading partner for the majority of countries in Latin America and is quickly filling ...
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 ...
China Rejects U.S. Commander’s Comments on South American Influence
On Monday, China’s Foreign Ministry rejected comments by the head of the U.S. Southern Command, which oversees South America, that China is exporting authoritarianism to the region. Navy Admiral Alvin Holsley visited Argentina last week for the South American Defense Conference, ...