China’s Cooperation in Latin America: Implications for Development Assistance

Over the past decade, Chinese cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean has gained momentum, propelled not only by growing trade, but also by increasingly diverse political, security, technological, and cultural ties. While this cooperation has brought tangible benefits, it has also...

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Main Authors: Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Danilo Marcondes de Souza Neto
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Language:Spanish
Published: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2013-09-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/826
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description Over the past decade, Chinese cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean has gained momentum, propelled not only by growing trade, but also by increasingly diverse political, security, technological, and cultural ties. While this cooperation has brought tangible benefits, it has also generated new dynamics of competition, including among the actors involved in development assistance. This article examines some of the effects of Chinese cooperation, looking at the risks and opportunities as well as other donors’ reactions to China’s involvement. Our analysis highlights four key trends that may be intensified by an upsurge in Chinese cooperation: priority shifts, donor displacement, civil society exclusion, and regional fragmentation.
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spelling doaj-art-dbe02b94b49e49399c70903651a255462025-02-03T00:51:39ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede EcuadorÍconos1390-12492224-69832013-09-011747698510.17141/iconos.47.2013.826China’s Cooperation in Latin America: Implications for Development AssistanceAdriana Erthal Abdenur0Danilo Marcondes de Souza Neto1 Pontificia Universidad Católica de RíoUniversity of CambridgeOver the past decade, Chinese cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean has gained momentum, propelled not only by growing trade, but also by increasingly diverse political, security, technological, and cultural ties. While this cooperation has brought tangible benefits, it has also generated new dynamics of competition, including among the actors involved in development assistance. This article examines some of the effects of Chinese cooperation, looking at the risks and opportunities as well as other donors’ reactions to China’s involvement. Our analysis highlights four key trends that may be intensified by an upsurge in Chinese cooperation: priority shifts, donor displacement, civil society exclusion, and regional fragmentation.https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/826chinadevelopmentcooperationlatin americasouth-southassistance
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