China-LAC: Enduring Challenges

Margaret Myers, director of the Dialogue’s China and Latin America Program, joined Hutton & Williams in New York for their annual forecast conference. This year’s event, sponsored by the Spain-US Chamber, the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce, and Latinvex, focused on Asia’s increasing investment into Latin America and its economic and political impact and influence in the region.

Myers’ panel, “Insights on the Economic, Political, and Business Outlook in Latin America,” was moderated by Wally Martinez, managing partner at Hunton & Williams LLP. Other speakers included Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, principal economic advisor at the Inter-American Development Bank, and Rodrigo Cubero, deputy division chief for Asia and the Pacific at the International Monetary Fund.

COMENTARIOS DE TARACIUK BRONER:

Q & A:

Q

¿Qué tan válido ves tú — o legítimo — el temor que reporta la Casa Blanca de que aumente la migración haitiana?

A

“Una política de seguridad que funcione debe tener dos pilares: una visión punitivista donde quien comete un delito vaya preso, pero con debido proceso y bajo investigaciones por un poder judicial independiente y, por otro lado, una serie de políticas que sean más sociales y preventivas que eviten la comisión del delito.” 

View Video Clip

Key Findings

Suggested Content

Santos: “We all know they aren’t always seeing eye to eye, but they need each other.”

In an interview with The New York Times, Bruna Santos, director of the Brazil Program, discussed the recent meeting between Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da

Q&A with Natalia Paiva: “Brazil’s model is judicially led: courts and regulatory authorities are shaping the rules while Congress is still debating a national AI framework”

This Q&A is part of the Brazil Program’s ongoing efforts to examine the evolving digital policy landscape in Brazil, particularly in the context of the

Chavez: “The U.S. will be pushing for an economic opening that allows more space for the private sector and less state control over the economy. Perhaps we’ll see a push for the release of political prisoners and some sort of political opening. But it’s not clear at what speed.”

On March 20, 2026, president and CEO of the Inter-American Dialogue, Rebecca Bill Chavez, spoke with BBC World News America.

The Inter-American Dialogue MEXICO Program

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER / SUSCRÍBASE A NUESTRO BOLETÍN:

* indicates required

The Inter-American Dialogue BRAZIL Program

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER / SUSCRÍBASE A NUESTRO BOLETÍN:

* indicates required

Subscribe To
Latin America Advisors

* indicates required field

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

The Inter-American Dialogue Education Program

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER / SUSCRÍBASE A NUESTRO BOLETÍN:

* indicates required