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What LED to the Boom? Unpacking China's Development Cooperation in Latin America

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What led to the boom of Chinese development cooperation in Latin America? This article provides a systematic analysis of China's foreign behavior, motives, and policies regarding development cooperation toward the region between 2000 and 2014. I propose a comparative framework that defines Chinese development cooperation as a tool of economic diplomacy. Drawing on empirical evidence from AidData's Global Chinese Official Finance Dataset and Chinese white papers on foreign aid, the findings evidence that China was motivated by multiple and conjunctural factors in providing development cooperation. In the realm of theory, the article contributes to the literature on economic statecraft—filling in gaps in understanding the relationship between economics and politics. Empirically, it provides a set of tools for understanding the important role that development cooperation plays in a nation's statecraft. Regarding Chinese foreign policy studies, it offers insight into the financial dimension of China's international economic relations. ¿Qué razones han llevado al auge de la cooperación al desarrollo de China en América Latina? Este artículo brinda un análisis sistemático del comportamiento externo de China, sus motivaciones y políticas en el campo de la cooperación al desarrollo con la región entre 2000 y 2014. Para ello, se propone un marco de análisis comparado que entiende a la cooperación al desarrollo de China como una herramienta de diplomacia económica. Basándose en la evidencia empírica proveniente de base de datos de Finanzas Oficiales Chinas de AidData así como de los documentos blancos sobre la Ayuda del gobierno chino, los hallazgos demuestran que China hace uso de la cooperación al desarrollo motivada por múltiples factores coyunturales. Desde el punto de vista teórico, el artículo contribuye a la literatura sobre diplomacia económica, intentando cubrir parcialmente la vacante de estudios sobre la relación entre política y economía. En el plano empírico, provee un conjunto de herramientas para entender el importante rol que la cooperación al desarrollo tiene en la influencia internacional de los países. En lo que respecta a los estudios sobre política exterior china, se ofrece una aproximación a la dimensión financiera de China en sus relaciones económicas internacionales. 是什么导致了中国在拉美地区大力发展合作?本文提供一项系统性分析, 研究了2000年至2014年间中国对拉美地区发展合作的外交行为、动机、政策。我提出一项比较框架, 将中国发展合作定义为一种经济外交工具。通过由AidData”全球中国官方财务数据集”和《中国的对外援助》白皮书得出的证据, 发现中国在提供发展合作一事上受到了多个关键因素的激励。理论上, 本文促进了有关经济治国之术的文献发展, 填补了理解经济和政治关系的研究空白。实证上, 本文提供一系列工具, 用于理解发展合作在国家治国之术上发挥的重要作用。在中国外交政策研究背景下, 本文对中国国际经济关系的财政维度提供了见解。

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  • Bernabé Malacalza, 2019. "What LED to the Boom? Unpacking China's Development Cooperation in Latin America," World Affairs, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 182(4), pages 370-403, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:woraff:v:182:y:2019:i:4:p:370-403
    DOI: 10.1177/0043820019883251
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