Latin America’s preference for a multipolar world has led some to question whether it is still part of the West
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskThe port is being developed by Cosco, a Chinese shipping and logistics giant, with Volcan, its Peruvian partner. Gonzalo Rios, one of the managers, stresses that it is a market-driven private-sector project. Since it is close to Callao, Lima’s large modern port, some are sceptical that it can attract sufficient shipping unless it becomes a strategic beachhead for Chinese firms.
Most Latin American countries do not want to have to choose between the United States and China, as Donald Trump once suggested. At Mr Trump’s insistence,was renegotiated. The United States-Mexico-Canada agreement that replaced it includes clauses aimed at blocking Chinese trade and investment. Mr Bolsonaro, a fan of Mr Trump, has been hostile to China. Brazil remained in thegroup that includes China, India, Russia and South Africa.
Latin America’s internal political fragmentation is mirrored at regional level. Attempts at deeper integration have faltered. Mercosur, founded in 1994 as a putative customs union, was a cornerstone of Brazilian foreign policy. But it is declining into irrelevance, partly because agribusiness has eclipsed manufacturing. The Pacific Alliance founded in 2011 and comprising Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru has lost momentum.
Divisions over democracy overshadowed the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in early June. Mr Biden did not invite Cuba, Venezuela or Nicaragua, which caused Mr López Obrador and three other leaders to stay away. To the frustration of many Latin Americans, policy in Washington appears to be driven by the imperatives of domestic policies.
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