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Asia-PacificNovember 1 2021

China’s push into Latin America

China’s economic expansion into Latin America has raised questions about the motivation behind such investments and the contractual terms. The issue is complex and without a simple solution. 
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China’s push into Latin America

China’s international expansion has been making headlines since the country launched its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, and not always for the right reasons. 

Most recently, attention has moved to what is happening in Latin America. Since the 2007-09 financial crisis, as Western companies began to retrench to their home markets, China’s presence in the region has been steadily increasing and the expansion has accelerated in recent years. 

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Kimberley Long is the Asia editor at The Banker. She joined from Euromoney, where she spent four years as transaction services editor. She has a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Liverpool, and an MA in Print Journalism from the University of Sheffield. Between degrees she spent a year teaching English in Japan as part of the JET Programme.
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