From the Great Wall to the New World: China and Latin America in the 21st Century
The Latin American Program and the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States co-hosted a discussion on a book about the China-Latin America relationship.
Overview
Questions of political economy, defense strategy, and bilateral relations have dominated the recent analysis of China’s relationship with Latin America. Yet a wide range of “new” interactions are also important to consider: transnational flows of capital and people, adaptation and learning in industrial production chains and the mining sector, the fluidity of perceptions between China and Latin America, stereotypes and “othering” of Latin America within China, and what the changing assumptions of China’s top leadership mean for the China-Latin America relationship.
We were joined for a discussion of the new book, From the Great Wall to the New World: China and Latin America in the 21st Century (Cambridge University Press) by co-editors:
Ariel Armony, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Miami
Julia Strauss, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of London
With commentary by
Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, Principal Economist, Trade and Integration Sector, Inter-American Development Bank
Wei Hongxia (Victoria), Visiting Scholar, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Speakers
Hosted By
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
The Kissinger Institute works to ensure that China policy serves American long-term interests and is founded in understanding of historical and cultural factors in bilateral relations and in accurate assessment of the aspirations of China’s government and people. Read more
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