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When China Arrived From Nowhere

In: UNDERSTANDING LATIN AMERICA A Decoding Guide

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For many years now the influence of the United States in Latin America has been decreasing, as the two have been drifting apart. Meanwhile, since the millennium China has been able to acquire a privileged standing in the region, becoming the main trade partner and lender of many of its countries. This requires some background, especially so because as late as the 1990s China was totally absent from the Latin American scene, while the United States saw this region as its backyard. Let us go back in time to properly frame this situation…

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  • Alfredo Toro Hardy, 2017. "When China Arrived From Nowhere," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: UNDERSTANDING LATIN AMERICA A Decoding Guide, chapter 9, pages 169-197, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Keywords

    Latin America; Asia; Brazil; Hispanic America; United States; Latino Population in the US; China; Spain; Portugal; US-Lantin American Relations; China-Latin American Trade and Investments;
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    • N36 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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