What and Why is China Learning from Cuban Socialism?
For decades, Chinese leaders and scholars alike have kept a close eye on Cuba. What have they been hoping to learn?
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中国比美国更了解拉美吗？
尽管地理距离遥远，但中国认识到包容性言论和发展导向政策对拉美政府的吸引力，在这一点上它也许胜过美国一筹。
Chinese Finance to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017
China’s record of lending in LAC continues to surpass that of other banks, even though policy banks issued only $9 billion to the region in 2017.
Chinese Development Finance “Down But Not Out” in Latin America
Chinese investment and lending in the region declined last year, in part reflecting skittishness over the deteriorating situation in Venezuela. Despite the drop, Chinese state-to-state finance continues to outstrip the World Bank, IDB and CAF.
Financiamiento estatal chino en Latinoamérica, en el nivel más bajo desde 2012
La fuerte disminución en el 2017 se debe a que los bancos estatales chinos se abstuvieron de hacer préstamos a Venezuela, de lejos el mayor receptor de financiamiento del gigante asiático en la región desde el 2005.
China’s State Media in Latin America: Profile and Prospects
China is increasingly relying on public diplomacy to support its economic engagement in the region. The country’s state media already plays a significant part in promoting a productive relationship with Latin America.
Learning Latin America: China’s Strategy for Area Studies Development
Since 2010, a series of Chinese government policies has supported the development of increasingly high quality Latin American and other area studies centers across the country, primarily in an effort to inform China’s foreign policy-making.
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US Foreign Policy toward Latin America
In a public event for the Chappaqua Library (NY), Michael Shifter discussed the impact of President Trump’s first year in office upon American foreign policy and relations with Latin America. Shifter outlines three policy issues that have recently heightened tensions between the United States and Latin America: isolationist and protectionist immigration and trade policies, the reversal of the Cuban thaw, and the Trump administration’s return to a more militant War on Drugs.
Margaret Myers is one of Global American’s 2018 New Generation of Public Intellectuals
Nominated as one of Global Americans’ 2018 New Generation of Public Intellectuals, Margaret Myers spoke with Global Americans.
Will Ties With China Bring Big Benefits to the Dominican Republic?
China takes another one of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in Latin America, the Dominican Republic.
Teaching for Success: Teacher Policies in Shanghai and Lessons for Central America
Teacher quality is one of the variables that most influences educational outcomes. Shanghai, one of the best-performing education systems in the world, has a complex teacher policy framework that emphasizes high entry standards and continuous improvement. What lessons can Shanghai’s teacher policies offer Central America?
China’s Belt and Road Lands in Latin America
Joining the Belt and Road is an easy sell for Latin America because the Initiative promises much and demands little, writes Ricardo Barrios.
Would a Trade Deal With China Benefit Panama?
Panama and China began negotiations for a free trade agreement on July 9. What benefits would a deal bring?
In Pursuit of Global Know-how: China’s New Area Studies Policy
China’s push to foster area studies development within the nation’s top educational institutions aims to better understand Latin America and the world.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: What Role for Latin America?
Chinese-built infrastructure can indeed be a boon for Latin America, but making this happen will require no shortage of strategic thinking on the part of policymakers.