The article focuses on the strategy of interaction of China with the Latin America. in the post-bipolar period (1991-2020). Special attention is paid to the changes in China’s strategy in the era of Xi Jinping. In this context, special emphasis is placed on the concept of the «community of the common destiny of mankind» proclaimed by the Chinese leadership in 2012. The article examines the substantive aspect of this concept, as well as reveals its significance for the assertion of China’s role in the region.

This paper provides a detailed in-depth analysis of the historic traits and principles of the «War on drugs» concept in US domestic and foreign policies. Authors contrast the vector of ideological development of the concept with the changes in relevant statistical data on illicit drug demand and supply in the Western Hemisphere. This work represents an attempt to determine the role of the concept under review in the structure of modern academic knowledge related to anti-drug policy formation and decision-making process.

In the "new era" of China’s foreign policy based on the concept of major power diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, Beijing has begun to change its attitude toward Latin America. In 2018, Xi Jinping officially invited Latin American countries to participate in the construction of the Belt and Road initiative, thereby bringing the region into the sphere of its global interests. This article is devoted to the study of the main directions of cooperation between China and the Latin American states and changes in the forms and instruments of Beijing's policy toward the region. The authors analyze the degree of involvement of Latin American states in the BRI and consider pros and cons of increasing China's influence in the region. The provisions of power transition theory form the methodological basis of the work, through the prism of which the U.S. factor in Sino-Latin American relations is examined. The final part of the article is devoted to the challenges facing Washington from the growing influence of China in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region.