China's Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America: What has Changed?
When China invited the Latin American countries to participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, it fuelled expectations of a much closer and more productive relationship with the region. In practice, however, there is little evidence that this was happening even before the coronavirus disease 2019 p...
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| description | When China invited the Latin American countries to participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, it fuelled expectations of a much closer and more productive relationship with the region. In practice, however, there is little evidence that this was happening even before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The article shows that neither the policy statements by China nor the trends in economic relations indicate a substantive change in Sino–Latin American relations and that the Belt and Road Initiative represents a repackaging of existing relations and the continuation of trends that have been underway since the global financial crisis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9e6e0d5da9544fc819f68f0e4c42f972022-12-22T00:54:52ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Current Chinese Affairs1868-10261868-48742022-04-015110.1177/18681026211047871China's Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America: What has Changed?Rhys JenkinsWhen China invited the Latin American countries to participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, it fuelled expectations of a much closer and more productive relationship with the region. In practice, however, there is little evidence that this was happening even before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The article shows that neither the policy statements by China nor the trends in economic relations indicate a substantive change in Sino–Latin American relations and that the Belt and Road Initiative represents a repackaging of existing relations and the continuation of trends that have been underway since the global financial crisis.https://doi.org/10.1177/18681026211047871 |
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| title | China's Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America: What has Changed? |
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