Chinese Economic Statecraft and U.S. Hegemony in Latin America: An Empirical Analysis, 2003–2014 |
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| Authors: | Francisco Urdinez Fernando Mouron Luis L. Schenoni Amâncio J. de Oliveira |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Research fellows at the Center for Advanced Studies in International Negotiations and doctoral students in the University of S?o Paulo—King's College London joint degree program.;2. Doctoral student at the University of Notre Dame.;3. Head of the research team Chinese Foreign Investments in Latin America at the Center for Advanced Studies in International Negotiations and vice dean of the Institute of International Relations at the University of S?o Paulo. |
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| Abstract: | If one interprets China's sizable rise in Latin America as an unprecedented phenomenon, it follows that the concurrent story of declining U.S. influence in the region is an event hastily acknowledged at best and ignored at worst. In this article, we ask whether Chinese economic statecraft in Latin America is related to the declining U.S. hegemonic influence in the region and explore how. To do so we analyze foreign direct investments, bank loans, and international trade from 2003 to 2014, when China became a major player in the region. We use data from 21 Latin American countries, and find that an inversely proportional relationship exists between the investments made by Chinese state‐owned enterprises (SOEs), bank loans, manufacturing exports, and the U.S. hegemonic influence exerted in the region. In other words, Beijing has filled the void left by a diminished U.S. presence in the latter's own backyard. |
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