China's push for Latin American consumers reflects changes back home.
Regular dialogue "should not be an afterthought but rather a priority on both nations' regional agendas," writes AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in China-US Focus.
From changemaking elections to Chinese inroads, AS/COA Online takes a look at four issues that defined 2018 and will shape the year to come.
China is the top commercial partner for Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay, and the U.S. trade dispute is further binding those ties.
Jair Bolsonaro’s relationship to China got off to a bad start. Economic and foreign policy advisers will urge a more pragmatic stance.
For the U.S., China's economic influence in Central America "is getting pretty close to home," argues AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.
El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Panama all switched recognition from Taipei to Beijing in a span of 14 months, and Washington is not pleased.
