World leaders have just concluded the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum, or APEC, and G20 summits in South America, a region where China has replaced the U.S. as the dominant trade partner. Chinese leader Xi Jinping said he was looking forward to meeting with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and ushering in 50 years of relations. He said, “China and Brazil are like-minded friends with the same aspirations and good partners forging ahead hand in hand.” With the opening of Peru’s China-funded Chancay Port, do these developments signify Beijing’s rising influence within the Global South, in contrast to the waning influence of the United States?
Our guests:
Liu Fu-kuo
- National Chengchi University Institute of International Relations Research Fellow
Brian Hioe
- New Bloom Magazine Founding Editor
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