CHINA’S INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICA (THE CASE OF PANAMA)
https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2022_2_75
Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of China’s policy in Latin America on the example of China-Panama relations. In 2017, President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan and recognized the PRC as the sole legitimate representative of all of China. Following this, countries initiated a series of high-profile infrastructure projects to be implemented by Chinese companies as part of the Belt and Road Initiative. The article provides an analysis of the development of interaction between China and Panama in 2017–2021 and considers the factors of rapprochement and cooling of relations. Particular emphasis is placed on the study of the implementation of the main Chinese projects in Panama.
About the Author
E. Yu. KatkovaRussian Federation
KATKOVA Evgeniya Yu. – Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Lecturer, Department of Theory and History of International Relations
6 Miklukho-Maclay str., Moscow, 117198
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Review
For citations:
Katkova E.Yu. CHINA’S INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICA (THE CASE OF PANAMA). Post–Soviet Continent. 2022;(2):75-86. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2022_2_75