\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t China\u2019s third White Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean marks a new milestone in relations between Beijing and our region. These documents, previously published by the Chinese government in 2008 and 2016, are part of a strategic roadmap that provides insight into Beijing\u2019s priorities, goals, and long-term vision.<\/p>\n
The document reaffirms the importance China attaches to Latin America as an integral part of the Global South and as a key partner in building a multipolar international order. <\/p>\n
The text itself states that the region is an \u201cindispensable force in the process of global multipolarization and economic globalization,\u201d a definition that reflects the growing strategic weight that Beijing assigns to our countries.<\/p>\n
The core of the document is structured around five major programs: solidarity, development, civilizations, peace, and people.<\/p>\n
Five major points The solidarity program highlights the importance China places on the implementation of the Global Governance Initiative, a Chinese diplomatic program aimed at strengthening multilateral institutions and promoting an international order that reflects the interests of developing countries.<\/p>\n
The development program, for its part, proposes a comprehensive deepening of China-LAC cooperation in finance, trade, and investment, with a special emphasis on strategic sectors such as energy, agriculture, and infrastructure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
China\u2019s willingness to \u201cexpand and deepen cooperation with LAC in the exploitation and use of energy throughout the industrial chain on the basis of cooperation and mutual benefit\u201d is particularly important for our country.<\/p>\n
Chinese investments already play a significant role in areas such as hydroelectric power generation, renewable energy, and the development of minerals critical to the energy transition.<\/p>\n
The civilizations program aims to strengthen cultural, academic, and educational exchanges, consolidating a dimension that is less visible but crucial to sustaining long-term strategic relationships.<\/p>\n
The peace program emphasizes cooperation on security and peaceful dispute resolution, in line with China\u2019s position of promoting an international order based on multilateralism.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, the peoples\u2019 program seeks to deepen ties between societies by promoting tourism, youth exchanges, and subnational cooperation.<\/p>\n
Together, these five programs form a roadmap that reflects the qualitative leap that relations between China and Latin America have undergone in the last two decades. It is no coincidence that the document states that the ties \u201chave entered a new stage\u201d and that both sides have become a \u201ccommunity with a shared future.\u201d<\/p>\n
The timing A key element in interpreting the publication of the third White Paper is the context in which China decided to publish it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On December 4, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s administration published the latest edition of its famous U.S. National Security Strategy. It states that Washington will seek to \u201cdeny non-hemispheric competitors the ability to own or control strategically vital assets in our hemisphere\u201d and reinforce \u201cthe attractiveness of the United States as a preferred partner.\u201d<\/p>\n
These definitions, categorized as the \u201cDonroe doctrine,\u201d reflect a vision of the region as an area of influence. Along the same lines, we can cite the statements made by the recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Peter Lamelas, who defined China as an \u201cevil presence\u201d and said he would work \u201cto keep them out of the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n
This vision contrasts with the approach presented in the Chinese White Paper, which maintains that its relations with Latin America \u201cdo not target, exclude, or are conditioned by any third party\u201d and promotes the construction of an \u201cequal and orderly multipolar world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As if in direct response to Washington\u2019s statement, the Chinese document raises the need to \u201creject unilateral bullying behavior\u201d and strengthen multilateralism.<\/p>\n
Latin America finds itself at the intersection of two opposing visions of the international order competing for closer ties with the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whether under a narrative that seeks to preserve areas of influence interpreted as its own or another that promotes mutual benefit, it is essential to understand the real meaning and scope of these documents in order to strategically engage with the two hegemonic powers, prioritizing national interests over ideological alignments.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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