Latin America, China, and the United States: A Triangular Relationship | Álvaro Méndez, Margaret Myers, Xiaoyu Pu

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>China’s engagement and influence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have grown with the expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative into the region. Increased American attention suggests changes in a complex triangular relationship. What is China's ambition in the region? What would LAC countries stand to gain from more robust partnerships with China? Will they feel pressure to choose between China and the United States?</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>In a conversation moderated by Xiaoyu Pu on August 12, 2022, Álvaro Méndez and Margaret Myers discuss China’s growing involvement in LAC and its implications for the United States.</p> <p>About the speakers: <a href= "https://ncuscr.org/events/chinas-belt-and-road">https://ncuscr.org/events/latin-america-china</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/pu_xiaoyu?lang=en">Follow Xiaoyu Pu on Twitter: @pu_xiaoyu</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/myersmargaret?lang=en">Follow Margaret Myers on Twitter: @MyersMargaret</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/alvaroimendez?lang=en">Follow Álvaro Méndez on Twitter: @alvaroimendez</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/NCUSCR?sub_confirmation=1">Subscribe to the National Committee on YouTube</a> for video of this interview. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/ncuscr">Twitter (@ncuscr)</a> and <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/ncuscr/">Instagram (@ncuscr)</a>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>