Washington, DC – The Inter-American Dialogue is pleased to announce the appointment of Álvaro Botero, Ángel Melguizo, and Michael Matera as senior fellows who will contribute expertise in three programmatic areas: Education; Asia and Latin America; and the Rule of Law.
On Monday, July 10th, 2017, the Inter-American Dialogue was recognized at the 16th annual Think Tank Awards sponsored by the British publication Prospect. The Dialogue won the “One to Watch” award, which—along with “Best Think Tank”—was one of only two categories open to all think tanks, regardless of country or area of focus.
The Dialogue has launched an updated version of the China-Latin America Finance Database, featuring all Chinese state-to-state lending in LAC through 2015.
A China está apostando em projetos menores e com utilização intensiva de tecnologia para fazer crescer a sua própria economia e reduzir o risco da sua presença internacional.
[There is a] remarkable growth [of sophisticated manufacturing by Chinese companies in Mexico].
So China has decided to prioritise projects in the so-called new infrastructure sectors, very much intended to try not to generate the same level of controversy as some of these larger-scale projects, where there is a lot of room for very impactful error.
[Central American countries] represent a notable market for Chinese tech exporters.
The timing [of the China-Argentina currency swap] is intentional. It’s done in a moment when it’s very clear that [the Argentine presidential] election could go in two very different directions.
China will engage with Argentina in whatever form possible, regardless of the outcome of the presidential election. That said, a Milei win would no doubt result in a rethinking of relations with China, and possibly even a review of existing projects.
What China is trying to do, whether in Latin America or across the globe, is to shape its external environment.
