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Miguel Otero-Iglesias and Agustin Gonzalez-Agote discuss China's currency internationalization ambitions in this guest blog post for the Inter-American Dialogue's Asia and Latin America Program.Read more +

China has indicated support for upwards of 150 road, rail, port, and other transport infrastructure projects in Latin America since 2002.Read more +

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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. Read more +

After months of rhetorical censure of Chinese firms’ rash investment decisions, China’s State Council has published a new set of guidelines to manage the stream of foreign investment currently pouring out from the country.Read more +

Venezuela's mining sector is getting a much-needed boost from China. Read more +

Chinese companies - public and private - encounter numerous obstacles when investing in Latin America and the Caribbean.Read more +

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As oil prices drop, Venezuela and Ecuador are turning to China for more financial support.Read more +

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Latin American companies should look to China sooner rather than later.Read more +

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The Fernández administration’s refusal to comply with a US court order to pay holdout hedge funds has once again landed Argentina in default. Read more +

Central America is one of Taiwan’s only remaining diplomatic strongholds.Read more +

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Mexico’s government this month approved supporting secondary legislation that will provide additional direction for the country’s energy reforms. Read more +

Highlights of President Xi Jinping’s July 2014 visit to Latin America include a BRICS development bank to a series of bilateral agreements. Read more +

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China represents the world’s largest auto market, and in 2009 became the world’s leading auto producer. Read more +

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The creation of the New Development Bank, also known as the BRICS bank, was announced at the BRICS summit in Brazil.Read more +

The Inter-American Dialogue recently launched an updated version of its China-Latin America Finance Database.Read more +