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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.
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
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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Mainland China

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

United States

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

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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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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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Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez’s tribute to late Cuban leader Fidel Castro drew an angry response from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: AP
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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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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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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Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Beijing in May 2025. China has asked to join Brazil’s WTO consultations over US tariffs. Photo: AP
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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Havana was again plunged into darkness when the power grid collapsed last week. Photo: EPA
Brazil

UnionPay to link Chinese payment apps to Brazil’s Pix after US tariffs

Central banks stay silent on pilot that would let tourists scan and pay weeks after Washington taxed the system.

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Currencies

Argentina extends US$19 billion China currency swap despite US pressure

Buenos Aires locks in the yuan line until 2031, months after the US Treasury Department offered a rival facility.

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US-China relations

US sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurement

Measures target officials and firms accused of obtaining military equipment from China and Russia for Cuba’s armed forces.

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Left to right: Cuban Ambassador to China Alberto Blanco Silva, Chinese Major General Ye Jiang and Cuban First Colonel Waldo Perez Cortes pose during a 65th anniversary celebration in Beijing in September 2025. Photo: Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX)
Banking & finance

Brazil to become regular borrower in China, treasury official says

Brasilia cannot guarantee debut will happen this year, but wants it repeated to give companies a yuan benchmark to aim for.

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Brazil intends to sell yuan bonds in China every year, a senior Brazilian treasury official said on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images
Mainland China

Bachelet-led panel urges Latin America not to choose sides in US-China rivalry

ECLAC commission says the region should leverage critical minerals but recognises limits imposed by US security dominance.

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United States

Cuban spy-base allegations, new Trump tariffs: 7 Latin America relations reads

From global soybean market updates to China’s best trade partners, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in July 2026.

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Colombia

Chinese executive filmed taking cash on Colombia metro project

Subcontractor accuses China Harbour managers of demanding cash to release payments on Bogota metro project.

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The first line of the Bogota Metro is expected to begin commercial operations in 2028 after decades of planning and political debate. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Chile’s Kast courts China day after US hits exports with forced labour tariff

Chilean president, who campaigned on aligning Chile with Trump, meets Beijing delegation as his party claims Washington cannot be trusted.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Brazil is now the world’s biggest buyer of Chinese cars: China customs

Purchases hit US$5.2 billion in five months, pushing the sector’s trade gap to its widest since records began in 1997.

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Uruguay

Brazil turns to China trade deal after Trump tariffs, as years of resistance end

Xi and Lula agree to fast track Mercosur trade talks, endorsing a deal Brasilia fought to bury when Uruguay first proposed it.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left), seen here with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Brazil, in November, 2024. The pair have agreed to accelerate negotiations for a trade agreement between China and Mercosur. Photo: Xinhua
Mainland China

Trump, tariffs and ties with China at stake in Brazilian presidential race

Polls show Beijing-friendly incumbent Lula neck and neck with Washington’s favoured candidate ahead of closely watched October election.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left), seen here with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May 2025, is seeking a fourth non-consecutive term as leader of the South American country. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

US senators clash over scope of Chinese connected-vehicle ban

Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of US Senate Committee on Commerce, warns substantial revisions will be needed before bill can become law.

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Shanghai

China vows to defend Brazil’s sovereignty as Trump’s 25% tariff bites

Wang Yi tells Brazilian foreign minister Beijing backs Brazil’s sovereignty, and asks for support on ‘China’s own core interests’ in return.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Chile wants US$100 billion to break China’s grip on its copper

Chile’s foreign minister says the copper market is too concentrated, but refining more at home means competing with Chinese smelters.

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Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Perez Mackenna . Photo GETTY IMAGES.
Middle East

Brazil widens lead over US in China’s soybean market despite Trump-Xi deal

China’s Brazilian soybean imports up 13.7 per cent in June compared to a year earlier; US figures fell 20.6 per cent over the same period.

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Imported soybeans from Brazil are seen in a cargo vessel at a port in Yantai, China. China’s Brazilian soybean imports are up by 13.7 per cent in June compared to a year earlier. Photo: AFP
Iran

US claims 3 China-linked spy sites in Cuba monitoring American military activity

State Department report alleges Beijing and Moscow regard Cuba-based facilities as among their ‘most critical foreign listening posts’.

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Hong Kong

China rejects US, Panamanian claims of ‘weaponising’ ship inspections

Beijing cites data showing Panama-flagged vessels suffered multiple serious accidents in Chinese waters this year.

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