China’s economic and political role in Latin America

This report aims to answer the questions: How has China’s role in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region developed, and, especially, what have been the nature and impact of recent economic and political relations between China and Latin American countries, as well as perceptions and reactions in the region?

About the authors 
 

Barbara Hogenboom is Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Amsterdam and Director of the Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA). She is Managing Editor of the European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (ERLACS).

Michiel Baud is Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Amsterdam and former Director of CEDLA (2000–2017). Previously, he was Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Leiden (1995–2000).

Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente is Associate Professor in Political Economy at the University of Birmingham. He previously worked at the City University of Hong Kong (2012–2016) and the University of Leiden (2017–2021). He is Editor at The People’s Map of Global China.

Diego Steinhöfel is Research Assistant at CEDLA–UvA. He previously worked at Brot für die Welt (2021) and at German Development Cooperation, GIZ (2016–2019). He graduated in Latin American Studies from CEDLA.

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The authors want to thank Javier Corrales, Rogier Creemers, Juan Pablo Hidalgo, Kees Koonings and Karolien van Teijlingen for their insights, which have helped to shape this report.
 

Design and Layout: Miren Zubizarreta.