Host: Annie Kuo
On June 1, China launched a new,12-month initiative to provide visa-free travel to the citizens of five Latin American countries. Meanwhile, Beijing is also expanding its economic investments in the region, including with Chancay Port project in Peru and a new Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) program in Colombia. Are China’s moves putting pressure on the United States in its own backyard? And what do these developments mean for Taiwan’s few remaining ties in the region, including its relationships with its diplomatic allies Paraguay and Guatemala? In this episode, we discuss China’s new visa initiative, its economic development projects, and Taiwan’s own fragile connections in the region.
Our guests:
Chung-Chian Teng
- National Chengchi University Department of Diplomacy Adjunct Professor
John Eastwood
- Eiger Law Senior Partner
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