Tag: politics

The future of China-Venezuela relations as Venezuelans head to the polls

How Venezuela’s upcoming presidential elections could shape the future of its relations with China.

Parsifal D'Sola Alvarado

The Diplomatic Chess Between China and Guatemala

The recent diplomatic tension between Guatemala and China highlights the complexities of maintaining official relations with Taiwan.
Iñigo Alexander

Venezuela announces energy plan with China in midst of electoral campaign

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced a plan to generate 3,000 megawatts of solar energy in the Venezuelan Andes, in collaboration with China, India, and Turkey.
Fundación Andrés Bello

Latin America increases tariffs on Chinese steel

Photo: Pexels. In a sign of growing economic protectionism, various Latin American countries have followed the steps of the United States and Europe by imposing tariffs on steel imports from China, according to analysis compiled by Bloomberg. In recent weeks, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil have increased, and in some cases doubled, tariffs on these products, […]
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Experts warn of dangers of buying Chinese military equipment

Photo: Pexels. China is intensifying its efforts to expand its influence in Latin America by focusing on the sale of military equipment to countries with which it shares economic and political alignment, according to the magazine Diálogo Américas.  This approach has been criticized by various analysts, who highlight the low quality and recurring technical issues […]
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President of Peru to carry out state visit to China to expand relations

Photo: Flickr. The President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, is preparing an official state visit to China in June with a broad economic agenda, which will include a meeting with her counterpart Xi Jinping. Peru’s Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, Ángel Manero, announced the president’s plan to visit China during a press conference, highlighting the […]
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Venezuela and China strike agreements in different fields

Photo: In the quest to strengthen cooperation between Venezuela and the People’s Republic of China, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro received a Chinese delegation led by Yang Hongtao, Secretary of the Municipal Committee of Tai’an of the Communist Party of China, this Monday. In addition to strengthening economic and trade ties, the meeting between President Maduro […]
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Nicaragua suspends Interoceanic Canal construction concession to Chinese company

Photo: Flickr. The National Assembly of Nicaragua repealed last Wednesday, May 8, a law that regulated the planning, construction and management of an inter-oceanic waterway, which would compete with the Panama Canal and which had been granted to the Chinese group Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co. Limited (HKND Group), owned by Chinese businessman […]
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Uruguay sends first shipment of horse meat to China

First shipment of boneless horsemeat from Uruguay to China, produced by the Clay meat packing plant, left the country.
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