The Belt and Road at 10
Ten years on, how has the BRI evolved? And what should we expect from the initiative as it enters its second decade?
Analysis
BRICS Summitry: What Takeaways for the United States?
The growing divide between the United States and its G7 partners and an increasingly China-led Global South is concerning, especially as the United States looks to compete more effectively with China in Latin America, Africa, the Pacific, and beyond.
Myers: China’s Increasing Involvement in Latin America and the Caribbean
The National Bureau of Asia Research interviewed Margaret Myers about the various components of the PRC’s engagement with the region, including across diplomatic, economic, and security arenas.
China’s Growing Influence in Latin America: A Close Look at China-Cuba Relations
What are China’s strategic interests and involvement in Cuba and Latin America, and should the United States view them as national security concerns?
Democracia en las Américas: Caminando por la cornisa
En el podcast En el fin del mundo, Tamara Taraciuk Broner, la directora del Programa sobre Estado de Derecho del Diálogo Interamericano, habló sobre alertas tempranas del declive democrático en América Latina, el rol del sector privado, la política del gobierno de Estados Unidos hacia la región, migración, transición democrática en Venezuela, el modelo de seguridad de Bukele, la influencia de China y más.
Myers Talks to NPR About China’s Engagement with Cuba
On June 21, Asia and Latin America Program Director Margaret Myers joined NPR’s All Things Considered podcast to discuss US concerns about China’s military and intelligence activities in Cuba.
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At a Crossroads: China’s Post-Pandemic Economic Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean
On May 24, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Boston University Global Development Policy Center co-hosted a webinar titled “At a Crossroads: China’s Post-Pandemic Economic Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.” The event considered China’s dynamic and evolving economic engagement with the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, and drew upon new findings and data from the Inter-American Dialogue and the Boston University Global Development Policy Center.
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Testimony to Senate Committee on Finance: Economic Cooperation for a Stronger and More Resilient Western Hemisphere
Testimony by Program Director Margaret Myers to the Senate Finance Committee on Economic Cooperation for a Stronger and More Resilient Western Hemisphere.
Myers: “China is encountering all sorts of debt-related challenges globally, this includes in Latin America and the Caribbean … but also when you look at the numbers this is not specifically a one region phenomenon.”
On April 16, Margaret Myers, director of the Asia and Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue spoke with Ada Derana English about new trends in Chinese overseas economic engagement.
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Myers: “Hemos visto la aceleración de inversiones en sectores…vistos en China como muy importantes para su propio crecimiento económico…”
El 14 de abril, Margaret Myers, directora del Programa de Asia y América Latina del Diálogo Interamericano, habló con Voz de America sobre tendencias en la relación entre China y América Latina.
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Myers: “In many ways, this was sort of a homecoming for Lula, and I think was envisioned as such.”
On April 13, Asia and Latin America Program Director Margaret Myers joined BBC News to discuss Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s trip to China.
Myers: “The rationale for cutting ties with Taiwan is mostly based on the expected benefits of direct agricultural and other trade with China…”
This week, Margaret Myers, director of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Asia and Latin America Program, spoke with Newsweek about the significance of upcoming presidential elections in Paraguay for the country’s relationship with Taiwan, and Taiwan’s relations with the LAC region more broadly.
“It’s Electric!”: China’s Power Play in Latin America
Margaret Myers wrote for the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Weekly Asado on Chinese companies’ continued investment in energy generation and transmission in the LAC region.
Myers: “We are seeing a rethinking of the ways in which China engages globally, whether in the financial realm or otherwise.”
In the newest episode of The China-Global South Project Podcast, Margaret Myers, director of the Asia and Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, considered new trends in Chinese economic engagement with the LAC region.
China’s Lending to Latin America and the Caribbean Begins Again with Smaller, Targeted Support
Margaret Myers and Rebecca Ray wrote for The China Global South Project on Chinese Finance to LAC in 2022.