China

The dragon’s speed: When today’s haste becomes tomorrow’s mortgage

The urgency to carry out large-scale projects without rigorous oversight opens the door to costly decisions that compromise long-term development and sovereignty.

A family state at the service of Beijing

The democratic collapse of Nicaragua has created the ideal conditions for China to consolidate a model of cooperation based on political control, trade dependence, and resource extraction.

The footprint of Chinese interference

The gap between China's rhetoric of "non-interference" and its practices of pressure and intimidation is evident in many regions of the Global South.

Marco Rubio confronts Chinese influence in Central America with visa restrictions

The United States toughens its foreign policy in Latin America by turning visas into a tool to curb China’s expansion in the region.

The Beginning of a New Phase in Latin America–China Relations

The Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum does not mark the end of a stage, but the beginning of a new phase in the Sino-Latin American relationship.

Narrative of the Chinese Civilizational State and Soft Power in the Digital Era

In 1874, senior Qing dynasty official Li Hongzhang warned of a “great transformation not seen in a thousand years,” referring to the disparity between...