Hedley Lawrence-Apfelbaum
Hedley Lawrence-Apfelbaum joined the Inter-American Dialogue in 2024 as an intern for the Asia and Latin America program.Read more +
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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.Read more +
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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.Read more +
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.Read more +
[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 is a critical economic partner.Read more +
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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.Read more +
Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves, Tulio Cariello, Margaret Myers, Cláudia Trevisan
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In an online event on April 11, 2024 from 9:00 to 10:30 AM EDT, co-organized by the Brazil-China Business Council and the Inter-American Dialogue's Asia & Latin America Program, panelists Margaret Myers and Tulio Cariello will consider emerging trends in Chinese economic engagement with the region.Read more +
Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves is the president of the China-Brazil Business Council (CEBC), a non-profit institution with nearly 80 Brazilian and Chinese companies among its members.Read more +
A China está apostando em projetos menores e com utilização intensiva de tecnologia para fazer crescer a sua própria economia e reduzir o risco da sua presença internacional.Read more +
So China has decided to prioritise projects in the so-called new infrastructure sectors, very much intended to try not to generate the same level of controversy as some of these larger-scale projects, where there is a lot of room for very impactful error.Read more +
The China Global South Project Podcast
Margaret Myers, director of the Asia & Latin America Program, joined the China Global South Project podcast to discuss key findings from the new Inter-American Dialogue report.Read more +
