Margaret Myers, associate researcher at the ICLAC Millennium Nucleus, is preparing a new book on the economic and diplomatic interaction between actors and institutions in the China-Latin America dynamic.
In Washington, Chinese ambitions and initiatives in Latin America are often seen as problematic for U.S. interests. In the region itself, different narratives prevail, in which actors have been both skeptical of Chinese motivations and, at times, grateful for Chinese involvement. Chinese political actors have also approached the region with varying motivations. These divergent but often intersecting interests of Latin American and Chinese actors continually shape the fortunes of Sino-Latin American diplomacy.
Building on her earlier work on China's engagement at the local level in Latin America, Margaret Myers' project explores the complex and interwoven web of actors and institutions, each with disparate motivations, that are shaping the China-Latin America dynamic today. Through a series of journalistic depictions, this book will showcase some of the individuals, communities, civil society organizations, and many other actors responsible for the creation of commercial and diplomatic ties between China and Latin America.
Source: The Wilson Center