Table of Contents:
  • Executive summary.
  • Introduction.
  • Overview of China's LAC strategy and objectives. Economic. Diplomatic. Military and security.
  • Economic engagement. Chinese state financing to LAC. Chinese foreign direct investment. Major infrastructure projects.
  • Diplomatic engagement. Belt and road initiative. People-to-People exchanges. Engagement with regional and multilateral institutions. Space cooperation. Taiwan.
  • Military and security engagemnt. Arms sales.
  • Case studies. Brazil. Venezuela. Cuba. Panama. Ecuador.
  • Implications for the United States.
  • Appendices.