China’s Transport Infrastructure Investment in LAC: Five Things to Know
China has indicated support for upwards of 150 road, rail, port, and other transport infrastructure projects in Latin America since 2002.
November 13, 2018
China has indicated support for upwards of 150 road, rail, port, and other transport infrastructure projects in Latin America since 2002.
Latin America isn’t yet part of the Belt and Road, but China showed sustained interest in the region during the recent China-CELAC Ministerial Forum.
With presidential elections on the horizon, great uncertainty surrounds the future of Brazil’s energy policy.
The Fernández administration’s refusal to comply with a US court order to pay holdout hedge funds has once again landed Argentina in default.
Central America is one of Taiwan’s only remaining diplomatic strongholds.
China’s ongoing urbanization has driven cross-regional trade with Latin America.
The Inter-American Dialogue recently launched an updated version of its China-Latin America Finance Database.
Over the last five years, major Chinese corporations have fueled Latin America’s ongoing construction boom.
Chinese companies have initiated ventures in more than a dozen Caribbean countries.
The Nicaragua Canal saga continues, with discrepancies emerging between Chinese and Nicaraguan statements.
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