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News, features and updates on Beijing's relations with various Latin American nations, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela and more.
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Mexico
Trump’s national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America
Framework pledges to stop competitors from threatening the stability and political alignment of neighbouring countries in the region.
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China exports
Why China sees Brazil as ‘last untapped blue ocean market’ for investment boom
5 Dec 2025 - 8:27AM
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Venezuela
China says it is working ‘with all parties’ to prevent escalation in Venezuela
5 Dec 2025 - 5:12AM
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Venezuela
China unlikely to aid Maduro if US acts, but may benefit from fallout: analysts
Beijing condemns US pressure on Caracas but offers limited support, prioritising its economic interests and long-term gains.
4 Dec 2025 - 7:01AM
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The Netherlands
Trump seizes on China ‘ban’ in Brazil soy trade, but data shows US gains small
China halted imports of soybeans from five Brazil-based exporters after pesticide-treated wheat was found mixed into cargo bound for Beijing.
3 Dec 2025 - 7:34AM
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Brazil
China halts soy imports from Brazil plants, pivots to US amid food safety probe
China’s ban follows detection of pesticide-treated wheat in soy cargo as Beijing ramps up US farm purchases after trade talks.
29 Nov 2025 - 3:49AM
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Colombia
Xi Jinping pledges support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
Chinese president urges respect for Venezuela’s sovereignty, warns against foreign interference as US ramps up regional military activity.
25 Nov 2025 - 6:00AM
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Mainland China
Brazil approves China’s naval visit while US research ship plans call nearby
Clearance ends months of internal debate as both powers expand naval activity in South America.
19 Nov 2025 - 6:04AM
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Venezuela
China’s military mouthpiece hits out at US ‘gunboat diplomacy’ over Venezuela
Commentary in PLA Daily says Washington’s military build-up in the Caribbean is ‘trying to promote regime change’.
18 Nov 2025 - 8:16PM
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Mainland China
Brazil ends 60-year ordeal of tortured Chinese detainees during military regime
Court voids dictatorship-era convictions of nine Chinese citizens, easing a long diplomatic strain and clearing the last surviving defendant.
18 Nov 2025 - 4:00AM
Venezuela
Colombia pushes for talks – to include China – over US military action in region
Petro steps up rhetoric as biggest US aircraft carrier backs an anti-drug operation near Venezuela; the latest strikes face legal questions.
18 Nov 2025 - 3:54AM
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China trade
Mexico finds Chinese rubber dumping, moves to impose permanent duty
Mexico says a surge of underpriced Chinese rubber weakened its lone producer as shifting trade flows fuel new frictions with Beijing.
14 Nov 2025 - 5:13AM
Brazil
China refuses to back Brazil’s crucial rainforest fund
Beijing says wealthy countries should shoulder more responsibility as Lula prepares personal appeal to Xi at the G20 summit in South Africa.
29 Nov 2025 - 5:35AM
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Brazil
Cop30: China to join coalition seeking shared rules for carbon trading
New alliance, which also includes the EU and UK, was created to align standards globally and help countries trade carbon credits more easily.
8 Nov 2025 - 6:15AM
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Brazil
China joins support for Brazil’s Forest Fund but delays financial commitment
Brazil’s finance chief urges patience, saying Beijing wants a role in designing the new fund before pledging money.
7 Nov 2025 - 5:31AM
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Brazil
Brazil’s Lula opens Cop30 demanding courage – and cash – to save the planet
Chinese Vice-Premier Ding urges nations to honour Paris pledges with fairness and justice, calling for global climate action.
7 Nov 2025 - 2:58PM
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Climate change diplomacy
Brazil pushes China for stronger climate commitments in run-up to Cop30
Brasilia is hoping that Beijing can fill the leadership void left after the US abandoned the Paris Agreement.
6 Nov 2025 - 6:25PM
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China praises Brazil’s forest fund but holds back on cash
As Cop30 begins, Brazilian official says Lula ’would be delighted’ to have China on initiative’s board as an investing country.
7 Nov 2025 - 4:48AM
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US-China trade war
Brazil shrugs off US-China soybean deal as seasonal trade
Farmers say Beijing’s renewed US buys won’t upend Brazil’s exports, but tight credit and dry weather cloud outlook.
31 Oct 2025 - 1:23AM
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US-China relations
China says US visa threats to Central America show ‘lack of basic respect’
Washington has threatened entry curbs on officials and others from the region seen as ‘acting on behalf’ of the Communist Party of China.
21 Oct 2025 - 10:17PM
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Donald Trump
Trump says could cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses midterms
The US president’s administration has promised US$20 billion to prop up the Latin American country’s struggling economy.
15 Oct 2025 - 1:13PM
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US-China relations
Will China be a lower US defence priority? A new strategy report will soon tell
The Pentagon is preparing a National Defence Strategy that might point to a change in American tack.
14 Oct 2025 - 8:00PM
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Brazil
China envoy vows deeper Brazil ties, denounces US ‘jungle’ law in tariff showdown
Ambassador slams ‘some major powers, obsessed with power supremacy’, and calls Beijing’s ties with Brazil ‘a model for the Global South’.
14 Oct 2025 - 2:58AM
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Mainland China
Will Peru’s Chancay Port be the next ‘Panama moment’ for China?
The Chinese-invested facility is a flagship belt and road project in Latin America, a region the US sees as its backyard.
13 Oct 2025 - 11:57PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
US launches US$20b financial lifeline for Argentina, buys pesos in rare move
US helps prop up Argentina’s faltering finances, and boost political ally President Javier Milei for midterm elections.
10 Oct 2025 - 1:13PM
BYD
BYD opens massive Brazil plant, its biggest investment outside Asia
Built on a former Ford site, BYD’s Bahia plant is expected to create 20,000 jobs and cement its 74 per cent share of Brazil’s EV market.
15 Oct 2025 - 9:18AM
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Mainland China
Argentina tightens sorghum rules to boost China trade, risking new clash with US
Buenos Aires updates grain standards to meet Chinese demand, shifting exports from once-dominant US suppliers.
6 Oct 2025 - 11:11PM
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US-China relations
China joining South American bloc boosts AI and EV industries: analysts
Observer status in the Andean Community is expected to help Beijing deepen ‘its strategic presence in the Global South’ amid Trump’s tariffs.
6 Oct 2025 - 6:00PM
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