In Latin America, China Gets Down to Business as U.S. Dithers

For Latin American leaders trying to curb poverty in their own countries, China is a success story. Having experienced staggering economic growth the past four decades, China has brought an estimated 800 million of its citizens out of poverty. The pandemic hit Latin America harder than any other region in the world, and as countries look to emerge from the economic devastation of lockdowns, China offered the trade and investment that Latin American leaders can’t resist.