China's Growing Influence in Latin America

March 2023

Past Event

China's Growing Influence in Latin America

Past Event

Online Only

March 28, 2023

China's President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony for Colombia's President Ivan Duque outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 31, 2019. (Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images)

March 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Pedro Burelli

Managing Partner, B + V Advisors, LLC

Evan Ellis

Latin America Research Professor, US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute

Julio Guzman

Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, National Endowment for Democracy

Moderator:

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China's steady diplomacy in Latin America has created new avenues for influence in the region. Beijing now has a larger footprint, stronger diplomatic ties, and greater economic leverage in Latin America than at any time in the past. Join Hudson Institute for an event hosted by China Center Director Miles Yu that will examine developments in China's engagement with Latin America and consider how the United States should respond to this challenge.

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Moderator:

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