China in Latin America: competition in the United States' "strategic backyard"

Abstract: In May 2013, both China and the United States engaged in high-level travel diplomacy with selected states in the Caribbean and Latin America. Apart from bilateral trade agreements, China and the United States have shifted their engagement with the region toward high politics. China’s increased interest in the Caribbean and Latin America has been deemed a threat to the United States in its “strategic backyard.” However, the complexity of Beijing’s relationships in the region warrants a more detailed analysis. After the 9/11 attacks and the US-led “war on terror” in other regions of the world, Latin America did not rank high on the US foreign policy agenda. But since China has become Latin America’s second largest trading partner and has started to establish strategic partnerships in the region, the United States seems to have become more concerned about these developments. Latin America is employing a multiangular approach by strengthening its ties with both the United States and Ch

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource, 8 S.
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Veröffentlichungsversion
nicht begutachtet

Erschienen in
GIGA Focus International Edition ; Bd. 7

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Hamburg
(wann)
2013
Urheber
Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen
Noesselt, Nele ; Soliz-Landivar, Ana
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-359723
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
Letzte Aktualisierung
25.03.2025, 13:46 MEZ

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Beteiligte

  • Noesselt, Nele
  • Soliz Landivar, Ana
  • Noesselt, Nele ; Soliz-Landivar, Ana
  • GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Entstanden

  • 2013

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