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Myers: “China is intensely focused on seven or eight sectors at home and in Latin America”

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On September 25, Asia & Latin America Program Director Margaret Myers was interviewed by Esteban Lafuente of La Nación on the challenges and opportunities resulting from China’s shifting engagement with the region. 

Comments from Myers:

“[At the height of the Belt and Road Initiative], China was looking for opportunities to export excess production capacity. At that time, the focus was on steel overproduction, for example, so companies looked at big projects in railways or other infrastructure. This was important as a form of economic diplomacy, but also for other purposes.”

“Now we are in a different stage. We don’t see the big infrastructure projects that we saw before. Maybe there will be a couple, but it won’t be the same. Now there is an intense focus on seven or eight sectors that China has prioritized at home and abroad. And those are those linked to high technology and the entire supply chain that feeds it. This means electric cars, batteries, solar energy, materials linked to the energy transition, AI, biopharma, biotechnology, medical equipment. And also components linked to construction.”

“[For the region], the first step is to understand what Chinese policy is promoting, the characteristics of its industrial policy and how it translates locally and abroad. Also, to understand how this approach impacts industries that are competitive locally and internationally. “

“And additionally, all this requires a clear vision of the current situation on the energy transition and the management of AI, something for which no one has a clear answer yet, as this technology begins to play an increasingly fundamental role in the regional scenario.”

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE

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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.” 

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