Competing for Influence: China in Latin America

 

Until recently, China had little interest in Latin America. Now, its investment is transforming the region. Great Decisions investigates this new alignment and the prospect of direct competition with the United States.

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The Foreign Policy Association produced a series of documentaries called Great Decisions 2020 to be broadcast on TV by PBS (Public Broadcasting System) and followed by community group discussions all over the US. I participated in 2 episodes. The pandemic has been forcing the cancellation of huge numbers of Great Decisions groups all over the country, so they decided to go ahead and put all of this season’s episodes on YouTube for free. Here’s the China/Latin America episode

Executive Producer: MacDara King Narrator: David Strathairn Producer/Supervising Editor: David Heidelberger Producer: Kyle Haddad-Fonda Editor: Anne Drape Guests: David Bohigian, Executive Vice President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation Otaviano Canuto, Former Vice President, World Bank Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) H.E. Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama (2014–2019) Amb. John Feeley, U.S. Ambassador to Panama (2015–2018) Tania Garcia-Millan, Expert on China–Latin America Relations Amb. Jorge Guajardo, Mexican Ambassador to China (2007–2013) Amb. Jorge Heine, Chilean Ambassador to China (2014–2017) Amb. Kristie Kenney, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador (2002–2005) Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Margaret Myers, Director of Asia & Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue Ben Rhodes, Dep. U.S. National Security Advisor (2009–2017) Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) Yun Sun, Senior Fellow, Stimson Center Susan Thornton, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2017–2018)

This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. Guillermo Rivera March 23, 2020

    I think that China and the US not only are fighting for influence but also which one of them will achieve the technological advantages, particularly to get the vaccine for the conoravirus given the fact that China will like to be the first.

  2. Himanshu (HB) March 24, 2020

    Brilliant work, thanks for sharing Prof.

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