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Latin America, the new battlefield of China-US competition

Latin America used to be considered the ‘backyard’ of the United States, for almost two centuries. This was a result…

4 years ago

Brazil, South Korea, and the middle-income trap

This article is a summary of the policy paper "Brazil, South Korea, and Global Value Chains: a Tale of Two…

4 years ago

China’s ascension through a narrative lens

Xi Jinping, the enigma, or as I suggest in this analysis, Emperor of China’s destiny, is the reason for this…

4 years ago

Japan’s experience in reducing its supply chain insecurity

Since the late 1980’s, Japan has largely depended on overseas production. Over the decades, this has resulted in over 50%…

4 years ago

The impact of the pandemic on Latin America’s relations with China

The rise of China resulted in Latin America strengthening ties with the Asian giant, as a result of the complementarity…

4 years ago

The Epic Split. Why ‘Made in China’ is going out of style

New book explains why decoupling is happening, and how companies can find opportunities in the trade war Some people still…

4 years ago

Belt & Road MoUs in Europe: are signatory States weakening EU’s trade and investment position?

China is no longer a developing country. In a matter of decades, the Asian giant has gone from constituting the…

4 years ago

WeChat, Zoom, TikTok and the future of Chinese technology culture

In 2003, when I first travelled to Tokyo from my newly furnished home in Shanghai, Japan was a technologically isolated…

4 years ago

Mercantilism in the 21st century: an introspection

This article was originally published on Econfinity, on September 17, 2020. Thank you to the authors, Manjari Balu, assisted by…

4 years ago

Re-examining India – Latin America ties in an Asian and global context

This article is an abstract of a working paper by Hari Seshasayee published by Observatorio América Latina Asia Pacífico in…

4 years ago