China and Latin America: Development, Agency and Geopolitics

by Chris Alden and Alvaro Mendez

Book Overview

Over the last fifteen years bilateral trade between China and Latin America has increased by a factor of over ten. In 2003 Chinese investment in the region was $29 billion, by 2012 it had reached $270 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786992523
• ISBN13: 9781786992529
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.4"