Chinese media coverage of Latin America in February focused primarily on opposition protests in Venezuela.
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro left China last month with a supposed show of support from the Chinese government.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro this month made a three-day visit to China, his first official state trip abroad since taking office.
Chinese lending to Latin America and the Caribbean hit an all-time high of $37 billion in 2010.
China has became a critical economic partner for Venezuela over the past decade.
Most reports following Hugo Chavez’s death conclude that little will change with respect to the China-Venezuela relationship.
Opinions of the Venezuelan leader among China’s bloggers are numerous and divided.
Concerns are mounting in China about Hugo Chavez’s health, his future successor, and the fate of the ‘Bolivarian revolution.’
Highlights from Chinese news about Latin America in December.
Highlights from Chinese news about Latin America in November.
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