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China was instrumental in helping Latin America weather the last global financial crisis. Can it do so again? The coming recession could offer the superpower a new opportunity to build influence in Latin America. But this isn’t 2008, says China-Latin America expert Margaret Myers, and the regional relationship is a lot more complicated. Myers joined AQ’s Editor-in-chief Brian Winter to discuss what China wants in Latin America, and what the pandemic changes.
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Guests:
Margaret Myers is the director of the China and Latin America program at the Inter-American Dialogue.
Brian Winter is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly
Background reading:
- “Could China Be a White Knight Again for Latin America?” by Margaret Myers and Kevin P. Gallagher
- “The Reasons for China’s Cooling Interest in Latin America“by Margaret Myers
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