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.

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

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“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.” 

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