The China-CELAC Forum in the Dispute for Global Economic Hegemony between the United States and China in Latin America and the Caribbean
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https://doi.org/10.32870/mycp.v13i39.894Keywords:
economy, integration, CELAC, LAC, China-CELAC, ForumAbstract
The objective of this article is to analyze, based on international economics, the economic relationship between Latin America and the Caribbean (lac) with China in the first quarter of the 21st century, a period in which China consolidates itself as an economic power and emerges as an alter ego to the United States (USA) in the struggle for economic supremacy. Using the comparative method, the article describes the stages of the Sino-Latin American relationship, from the political and economic ties established by China with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), an organization created in 2011 that later in 2015 created the China-CELAC Forum (Foro China-CELAC Forum or FCC), incorporating China as a partner. We have found that China is gaining ground over the USA in the Latin American region, which has only recently begun to implement some actions to counteract China’s presence in LAC.Downloads
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