Historically, the United States and the European Union have been the most important trading partners for Latin American countries, but recently the “Asian giant,” China, has moved in on this coveted position.

The United Kingdom has one of the fastest growing food and beverage markets in the world, and Paraguay, with its rapidly growing economy, is looking to enter into and take advantage of this market.

China has become a great influence throughout Latin America as the region has severed relations with Taiwan.

The Dominican Republic has plans for three diplomatic missions in China after having established relations just this year.

Outside the President of Ecuador’s office, two demonstrations with opposite intentions occurred on the same day. The subject? WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Argentina is now presenting itself as a destination for Chinese tourists through the digital platform Fliggy, in an attempt to attract some of the 120 million Chinese tourists that travel around the world every year.

The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, visited the stand of the Dominican Republic at Shanghai’s first Import and Export Fair, where he heard from President Danilo Medina about the main exports exhibited for the event.  

On November 7th, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which is the evaluation mechanism of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, will take place in Geneva, Switzerland.

From October 31st to November 8th, three Latin American leaders—the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, the President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina and the President of El Salvador, Salvador Sánchez Cerén—will be officially visiting China through an invitation extended by Xi Jinping.

Finding the right balance between regulating and controlling at the same time as trying to strengthen and develop commerce exchange between nations is a complex and necessary task.