The coronavirus opens the door for Beijing to accelerate the timeline for gaining a strategic foothold in Latin America, explains AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in The National Interest.
Lackluster growth, mass protests and weak institutions before the coronavirus suggest the region is headed for even deeper trouble after it.
Experts discussed shifts in the China-Latin America relations since the pandemic hit the region.
The world's fifth-most populous country is one of the main prizes in a global tech encounter between Beijing and Washington.
Geopolitical competition with the U.S. has led Chinese investors and Latin American partners to try to engage in a variety of ways.
Political scientist Maurício Santoro explains how Brazil’s relationship with Asia has warmed since Jair Bolsonaro took office a year ago.
"If they were to walk away so abruptly I think it would create an unnecessary crisis with Beijing," said AS/COA's Brian Winter about what to expect for Brazil's relationship with China.
