China’s conquistadors are marching across Latin America

China is rapidly increasing its influence over Latin America’s economies. This will bolster growth and development, creating opportunities for long-term investors, says James McKeigue.

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When two elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers. So says an African proverb. But in Latin America the grass seems to be doing well out of the jostling between the US and China. In August El Salvador became the latest in a string of central American countries to switch diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China. In Panama, US protests managed to thwart the opening of a new Chinese embassy on the mouth of the canal.

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James McKeigue

James graduated from Keele University with a BA (Hons) in English literature and history, and has a certificate in journalism from the NCTJ. James has worked as a freelance journalist in various Latin American countries.He also had a spell at ITV, as welll as wring for Television Business International and covering the European equity markets for the Forbes.com London bureau. James has travelled extensively in emerging markets, reporting for international energy magazines such as Oil and Gas Investor, and institutional publications such as the Commonwealth Business Environment Report. He is currently the managing editor of LatAm INVESTOR, the UK's only Latin American finance magazine.