China in Latin America: a follow-up on the development of the relations

This paper examines five recently published books that deal with the issue of Chinese relations with the Americas between 2011 and 2014. The author shows that the books provide evidence of a steady China’s interest to Latin America and the Caribbean as well as a scale-up of diplomatic relationships...

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Main Author: Benjamin Creutzfeldt
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Icesi 2014-12-01
Series:Revista CS
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Online Access:https://icesi.edu.co/revistas/index.php/revista_cs/article/view/1851
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description This paper examines five recently published books that deal with the issue of Chinese relations with the Americas between 2011 and 2014. The author shows that the books provide evidence of a steady China’s interest to Latin America and the Caribbean as well as a scale-up of diplomatic relationships and bilateral trade of commodities. At the same time, the ability of Latin American countries to provide an effective response to the Chinese attempts to use the bilateral arrangements in order to strengthen its participation in regional organizations is rather weak. This scenario allows a progressive and effective impact of China in the region to continue. The author argues that the way to better understand China’s relations with Latin America is via a multidisciplinary approach, which is not limited by the boundaries of one discipline or a research area only. Besides, it is important to take into account that -additionally to commerce and trade- China´s interaction within Latin America and the Caribbean also involves cultural, social, political, and global dimensions.
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spelling doaj-art-ad2a678a1b154de99e10d7381f0109d72025-08-20T03:04:31ZengUniversidad IcesiRevista CS2011-03242014-12-011410.18046/recs.i14.18511732China in Latin America: a follow-up on the development of the relationsBenjamin Creutzfeldt0Centro de Estudios Superiores en Administración (CESA), Bogotá D.C.This paper examines five recently published books that deal with the issue of Chinese relations with the Americas between 2011 and 2014. The author shows that the books provide evidence of a steady China’s interest to Latin America and the Caribbean as well as a scale-up of diplomatic relationships and bilateral trade of commodities. At the same time, the ability of Latin American countries to provide an effective response to the Chinese attempts to use the bilateral arrangements in order to strengthen its participation in regional organizations is rather weak. This scenario allows a progressive and effective impact of China in the region to continue. The author argues that the way to better understand China’s relations with Latin America is via a multidisciplinary approach, which is not limited by the boundaries of one discipline or a research area only. Besides, it is important to take into account that -additionally to commerce and trade- China´s interaction within Latin America and the Caribbean also involves cultural, social, political, and global dimensions.https://icesi.edu.co/revistas/index.php/revista_cs/article/view/1851Chinese-Latin American relationsChinaLatin America and the CaribbeanInternational relations
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China in Latin America: a follow-up on the development of the relations
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Chinese-Latin American relations
China
Latin America and the Caribbean
International relations
title China in Latin America: a follow-up on the development of the relations
title_full China in Latin America: a follow-up on the development of the relations
title_fullStr China in Latin America: a follow-up on the development of the relations
title_full_unstemmed China in Latin America: a follow-up on the development of the relations
title_short China in Latin America: a follow-up on the development of the relations
title_sort china in latin america a follow up on the development of the relations
topic Chinese-Latin American relations
China
Latin America and the Caribbean
International relations
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