The People's Republic of China (PRC) is on the move in Central America. On Dec. 9, Nicaragua severed ties with Taiwan, switching its diplomatic allegiance to Beijing. That decision came close on ...

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The United States has long exerted influence over Central America. Now, China wants in — and the region's countries are welcoming.

Paraguay is preparing to receive Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te next month, President Santiago Pena said on Monday, meaning ...

China’s engagement in Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador is merely a representative sampling of China’s infrastructure activity in central America (and throughout the western hemisphere ...

China sees a foothold in Central America as a strategic counterbalance to U.S. encroachments in Asia, notably Washington’s condemnation of Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong and China’s ...

America-China Competition: The Shifting Balance of Power. ... Mexico, and Central America through investments in energy projects, highways, and other infrastructure.

China has been a lucrative trading partner for Latin America overall, netting a total of $519 billion in total goods exchanged, according to a NYT translation of Chinese trade data.

Over the past 25 years, China’s economic ties with Latin America have grown at a remarkable pace. In 2000, China was only the seventh-largest export market for the region.

China is courting Latin America in a challenge to increased U.S. focus on the region under the Trump administration, The New York Times reported Monday. Chinese President Xi Jinping will host ...