Another step towards a Beijing consensus in Central America

Increased trade, aid, investment, and diplomatic engagement between China and both Costa Rica and Panama signal a more general projection of Chinese economic and political standards in international trade policy, writes Sophie Wintgens (Université Libre de Bruxelles).

China’s strategy towards Latin America and the Caribbean is now extending into Central America, where China’s growing diplomatic involvement and economic activity reveal a strengthening of ties to Beijing.

Source: LSE blogs