Ambassador Tom Shannon, Co-Chair of the Inter-American Dialogue, spoke with the Latin News Podcast about what the incoming Trump Administration’s foreign policy priorities in Latin America could be.
Much of what China is doing in Nicaragua is part of a broader strategy that we see throughout the region. Some of these projects seem
[The BRICS summits] have amounted to a litmus test of these countries resolved to measurably change the status quo, and are also of course a
Margaret Myers, director of the Asia & Latin America Program, was interviewed by Esteban Lafuente of La Nación on the challenges and opportunities resulting from China’s shifting engagement with the region.
In an event on October 9, 2024, organized by the Dialogue’s Asia & Latin America Program, panelists consider trends in Japanese policy and outreach toward the region, the intersection of US, Japanese, and Latin American interests, and prospects for enhanced US-Japan-LAC cooperation in frontier sectors, including energy transition and critical mineral supply.
China’s attempted economic recalibration has already reverberated across the Latin American and Caribbean region, as many countries see new interest from Chinese companies in emerging industries. Asia & Latin America Program Director Margaret Myers considers the increasingly uncertain role of Central America in this new equation.
China is making headway in the Latin American market by exporting electric vehicles (EVs) and investing in local production. Asia and Latin America Program Director, Margaret Myers, considers the significant implications China’s growth in Latin America’s EV and lithium mining industries could have for the region.
In 2023, China’s development finance institution (DFI) issued two loans totaling $1.3 billion to Brazil. Chinese DFI lending in 2023 was slightly higher than the $863 million issued by CDB and Ex-Im Bank in 2022. Despite this slight increase, China’s sovereign lending remains modest.
[Latin American steel tariffs are] an important test of China’s interests and intentions. [They are] also a test of Latin American resolve in challenging what
On April 11, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue partnered with Brazil-China Business Council (CEBC) to hold the joint event “New Infrastructure—Emerging Trends in Chinese Investment in Latin America,” which centered around the prospect and impact of China investment in LAC and specifically in Brazil, as well as the LAC region’s approach to fielding opportunities and risks associated with Chinese engagement.
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