China and Latin America: Development, Agency and Geopolitics

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Chris Alden (London School of Economics, UK) Alvaro Mendez (London School of Economics, UK)

China and Latin America

Development, Agency and Geopolitics

Chris Alden (London School of Economics, UK), Alvaro Mendez (London School of Economics, UK)

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Zed Books Ltd
23 March 2023

Diplomacy; Geopolitics; International trade; Development economics; International business

Since the turn of the century bilateral trade between China and Latin America has increased by more than a factor of ten. In 2000, two-way trade stood at £12.17 billion; by 2019, it had reached $307.94 billion. Coupled with this commercial element of China-Latin America relations is a growing assertiveness in diplomatic and military affairs. Yet Beijing is showing caution in its diplomatic engagement, especially with the more left leaning countries of Venezuela and Ecuador. However, Latin America’s enthusiasm in this regard has taken even the Chinese by surprise.

What are we to make of these shifting dynamics? In this detailed and up-to-the-minute investigation, Chris Alden, author of the critically acclaimed China in Africa, and Alvaro Mendez, leading expert in the international relations of Latin America, look at the interests, strategies and practices of China’s incoming power. What can be learned by comparing Latin America with other developing regions in which China has had significant economic ties and a growing diplomatic stake? Does Beijing’s approach to Latin America really differ, as is often claimed by Chinese leaders, from its approach to Africa? And more broadly, how should we read the curious and uneven decline of both the US and Europe as actors in the region?

By: Chris Alden (London School of Economics UK), Alvaro Mendez (London School of Economics, UK)
Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781786992536
ISBN 10: 1786992531
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 23 March 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Global China, Latin America and the Winds of Change 1. Silver, Railroads and Migrants: Imperial China and the Making of Latin America 2. From Comrades to Capitalists: China’s Cold War in Latin America and Its Rise as a Global Economic Power 3. Chile, Peru and Argentina: Riding the Tiger 4. Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia: Incautious Embrace 5. Brazil: Partnership to Populism 6. Mexico: Competition and Cooperation 7. Central America and the Caribbean: Dollar Diplomacy and Development 8. Global China, the United States and the New Geopolitics of Latin America

Chris Alden is Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK and Director of LSE IDEAS. He is the author of China in Africa (2007). Dr. Álvaro Méndez is the co-director of the Global South Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a Senior Associate Fellow at LSE IDEAS. He is an Associate Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, as well as an Associate Professor at Fudan University in Shanghai.

Reviews for China and Latin America: Development, Agency and Geopolitics

This book offers a comprehensive reflection not only on the current political context but also leads us through the background history that has shaped the present-day dynamics. Undoubtedly, China and Latin America will be an enjoyable read for students, professionals and the general public with an interest in the complex contemporary political issues presented in Alden and Méndez’s study. * LSE *