China in Latin America: To BRI or not to BRI

Sousa, Ana Tereza L. Marra de; Schutte, Giorgio Romano; Abrão, Rafael Almeida Ferreira; Ribeiro, Valéria Lopes

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-6700-9_29

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“…In all these historical moments, Brazil chose not to participate primarily because it was not one of the proponents. We posit that similar reasoning is behind Brazil's refusal to sign a memorandum related to the BRI (Sousa et al, 2023).…”

Section: The Dynamics Of the Bri In Latin Americamentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Brazil has become one of the five main receptors of Chinese FDI but has refused to sign any document associated with the BRI, a move that is linked to the Brazilian diplomatic historical tradition of only taking part in multilateral agreements that it has actively helped to build, and Brazil does not see that participation in the BRI can add much more to the strong bilateral relations that the countries have developed in the past decades (Sousa et al, 2023).…”

Section: The Dynamics Of the Bri In Latin Americamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Belt and Road Initiative and China-Latin America Relations | A Iniciativa Cinturão e Rota e as relações China-América Latina

Almeida Ferreira Abrão

2023

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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become a significant component of China’s foreign policy. Latin American countries were invited to participate in the BRI in 2018. Despite a considerable number of countries subscribing to the initiative, China has faced difficulties expanding the BRI in Latin America. The purpose of this paper is to investigate why Latin America is relevant to an Asian-centered project such as the BRI, how the BRI can influence the region's geopolitical and economic landscape, and what are the implications of this initiative for Latin American countries. This article argues that the future of the BRI in Latin America depends on China's ability to (1) address the concerns of countries that fear signing agreements related to the BRI amidst increasing competition between China and the US, and (2) make the BRI attractive to Taiwan's diplomatic allies.

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Section: The Dynamics Of the Bri In Latin Americamentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: The Dynamics Of the Bri In Latin Americamentioning

confidence: 99%