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Is China really the ‘new imperial power’ in Latin America?
Chinese investors treat borrower countries as equals and work to design mutually beneficial deals, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
Despite the screeching from the right-wing media, Burnham’s speech chimed with the public mood - and socialists should take advantage, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
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Behind the language of military strategy is a confrontation that risks drawing the wider Middle East into war, says STEVE BISHOP
IN THE previous article in this series, we unpicked the accusations that China is an emerging imperialist power in Africa.
This article turns its attention to Latin America, with which China has increased its trade and investment by an order of magnitude over the last two decades.
Nine countries in Latin America have “strategic partnerships” with China, and 19 have joined the Belt and Road Initiative.
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