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China-Latin America relations

China-Latin America relations
News, features and updates on Beijing's relations with various Latin American nations, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela and more.
Senator and right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro is seen during a rally in Brazil on August 17. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

J.D. Vance group courted Brazil opposition candidate for anti-China deal: report

Senator’s logo appears on a plan to trade rare earths and position against Beijing in exchange for support on his presidential bid.

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Peru

China rebuts US’ Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru

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Brazil

Brazil scraps tax on small parcels as Chinese platforms lose US and EU access

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Mainland China

Nicaragua hands gold concession to sister firm of US-sanctioned Chinese miner

Three months after Washington blacklisted Xinxin Linze Mineria, the Nicaraguan government granted its executives a gold concession.

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Artisanal miners pan for gold in Nicaragua, where Chinese companies have expanded their presence in the mining sector. Photo: Handout
Peru

Marco Rubio arrives in Colombia with China ties, trade deals on agenda

Washington’s top diplomat lands in Barranquilla on first leg of three-country tour, with critical minerals, civil nuclear deals to be signed.

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Canada

China warns against ‘third party’ influence amid reported US pressure on Mexico

Beijing pledges to help maintain Mexican sovereignty and security during a meeting between the countries’ foreign ministers.

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United States

As I see it | The US’ dangerous reversion to imperialism in Latin America

Washington aims not only to counter growing Chinese influence but to reestablish hegemonic control in the region.

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Clouds form over pumpjacks and power transmission towers on Lake Maracaibo, one of the world’s richest petroleum-producing regions, in Cabimas, Venezuela, on September 1. The US has secured effective control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Ecuador ex-president, Chinese envoy seek to avoid jail over belt and road dam

Sentenced over US$76 million in bribes, Lenin Moreno and former ambassador Cai Runguo want Ecuador’s top court to spare them prison.

Mexico

Mexican foreign minister set for China visit as US demands trade ties rollback

Two-day trip expected to ‘promote steady growth’ of ties, Beijing says, with Roberto Velasco also set to open new Chongqing consulate.

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US-Venezuela conflict

‘Direct hit’: China dealt blow as US-backed firm takes over Venezuelan oilfields

Venezuela was the biggest recipient of China’s lending to Latin America, and Beijing is unlikely to recover debts, one analyst says.

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An oil refining plant of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela in Anzoategui state, Venezuela. Photo: AFP
Crime

Chile fines Chinese mafia inmate after cocaine found at maximum-security prison

Prosecutors link the inmate to a Chinese criminal network targeted in a major police operation last year and a second raid in June.

Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast visits La Laguna prison in Talca on August 13, as authorities transfer high-risk inmates there as part of a crackdown on organised crime. Photo: AFP
Venezuela

Brazil’s China borrowing, Colombia quake aid: 7 Latin America relations reads

From corruption allegations to US sanctions and Trump allegations, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in August 2026.

Rare earths

Why Brazil’s rare earths will not break China’s magnet grip at least until 2032

Despite vast reserves, Brazil lacks the processing capacity and commercial plants needed to turn its own raw materials into magnets.

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Alibaba

Alibaba pushes into South America’s AI market with launch of Brazil data centres

The Chinese tech giant is rapidly building AI infrastructure in emerging markets amid an intensifying US-China tech rivalry.

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Alibaba Group Holding has pledged to invest US$56 billion to build AI infrastructure. Photo: Handout
Rare earths

US critical minerals proposals to Brazil go unanswered as China looms

A US diplomat says Brasilia has not responded to two overtures, even as a US-backed rare earth acquisition in Brazil nears completion.

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Serra Verde’s Pela Ema mine in Brazil produces heavy rare earths from ion-adsorption clay deposits. Photo: Handout
TikTok

Brazil fines TikTok record US$30 million for profiting from children’s data

ByteDance penalised for allegedly collecting data from 1 in 5 Brazilian children and failing to block minors from using TikTok.

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Iran

US targets China’s telecoms grip in Venezuela with new sanctions carve-out

Move could test Huawei and ZTE’s long-standing foothold as Washington extends its China reach from oil to another strategic sector.

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United States

Brazil presidential debate zeroes in on Chinese investment and US tariffs

‘What matters to Lulism is that we keep buying the finished product from China while we sell ore or sell our grain’: candidate Renan Santos.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses a campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. He was one of three candidates who did not show up for a televised debate on Sunday. Photo: AP
Mainland China

Chinese archaeologists head to Peru for joint project to explore ancient sites

The partnership – part of a wider effort to expand cultural ties – will explore sites associated with the 5,000-year-old Caral civilisation.

United States

Peru vows to apply Hong Kong trade deal, but is silent on mainland China

Prime Minister Luis Galarreta says country aims to become trade and investment bridge between South America and Asia-Pacific.

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United States

Beijing rejects US tariff report as Mexico plans new China trade curbs

He Yadong says US levies threaten supply chains, while Mexico considers new duties on Chinese steel and textiles.

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An aerial view of the Contecon Manzanillo container terminal at the Port of Manzanillo in Mexico, a key gateway for trade with Asia. Photo: Handout
Ecuador

Xi slams ‘outside interference’ in Latin America in meeting with Ecuador leader

Chinese leader’s message to Daniel Noboa comes amid increasing US efforts to assert its influence in the region.

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China’s President Xi Jinping and Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa greet children waving flags at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: AP
United States

Why Ecuador’s president is in China while enhancing security links with Trump

Ecuadorian president lands in Beijing seeking to free up key exports and gain Chinese investment, months after deepening US security ties.

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Mainland China

Rodriguez’s Castro tribute tests Venezuela’s balancing act between US and China

Beijing retains commercial interests in Venezuela even as analysts see Washington curbing its political and strategic influence.

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Taiwan

US accuses 9 Latin American countries of helping China avoid Trump’s tariffs

More than 40 countries targeted for helping Beijing illegally avoid tariffs by rerouting trade via nations with lower American import duties.

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Chinese container ship Cosco Shipping Rose docks at the Panama Canal’s Cocoli locks in Panama City. The White House has accused nine Latin American economies of helping Beijing illegally evade US tariffs by rerouting trade through countries with lower US import duties. Photo: AP
Colombia

China offers Colombia quake aid as new government pivots towards US

Beijing pledges help after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but its ambassador’s request for a coordinator remains unanswered.

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Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Cali, Colombia, on Wednesday, two days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 200 people. Photo: AFP
World Trade Organization (WTO)

China moves to join Brazil’s WTO fight over Trump’s forced labour tariffs

Beijing said it held a substantial commercial interest in consultations Brasilia opened over duties of up to 37.5 per cent.

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Cuba

Beijing official hails China and Cuba as ‘good brothers’ in show of solidarity

Liu Haixing, who heads party’s international department, says ties are at ‘unprecedented new height’ during talks with counterpart in Havana.

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