China courts Latin America with Belt and Road deals, outpacing US in regional trade

BEIJING, May 12 — China on Monday welcomed Latin American leaders and officials to Beijing as it seeks to draw the region closer in response to the trade war with the United States. Beijing has stepped up economic and political cooperation with Latin …

Air Canada unveils largest-ever winter expansion, boosting Latin America and Caribbean connectivity by 16%

Strategic expansion enhances Air Canada's Latin America and Caribbean networkAir Canada is set to significantly bolster its presence in Latin America and the Caribbean with the launch of 13 new routes and the addition of four new destinations for the …

Latin America wary of US trade backlash as it builds relations with China

China hosts Latin American, Caribbean nations amid US trade war talks

By Liz Lee and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) - China will host a summit that includes its key Latin American trade partners this week in an effort to advance influence and partnerships in the region, as Beijing and Washington try to defuse their trade war. …

Kissinger’s warning and the India-Pakistan ceasefire: When friendship with America turns costly

President Donald Trump meeting with Kissinger on May 10, 2017“It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.” ~ Attributed to Henry Kissinger by William F. Buckley Jr. This darkly prophetic remark, reportedly made …

An American Pope (America Papam Habet!)

Habemus Papam! This is the third time I have heard those timely words issued from the Vatican balcony, heralding the election of a new leader for the Catholic Church. Since 1980, four popes have reigned: John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and now Robert …

Brazil’s Lula arrives in China as Beijing decries ‘bullying’ of Latin America

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in China late on Saturday evening for a state visit as Beijing spoke out against “bullying” of Latin America and unilateral sanctions against countries in the region. After landing in Beijing, Lula said …

Across the Pacific from CGTN China: Growing China-Latin America Bonds

Newsroom Panama, as news and cultural media writers and broadcasters, often communicate with writers and broadcasters from other countries, interested in their points of view regarding situations of mutual interest. This story is one of those.  Please …

Ernesto Samper: ‘Latin America’s right-wing drift could end in a new kind of fascism’

Many consider Ernesto Samper, 74, to be the first leftist president that Colombia has had in its recent history… a recognition typically attributed only to the current president, Gustavo Petro. Samper’s presidency — between 1994 and 1998 — was marked by …

Trump’s deportation machinery: Asian, African and Russian migrants expelled to Latin America

An old pencil factory repurposed as a migrant care center in southern Costa Rica — just near the border with Panama — became the unexpected destination for around 200 people deported from the United States in mid-February. Among them were dozens of minors. …