China Using Brazil to Reshape Power in the Americas

China entrenching in Brazilian industrial base with implications for influence across the continent

By: Patrick Ko, The Diplomat

Xi and Lula in Beijing. Photo from @LulaOfficial

China’s increasing economic footprint in Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy, is redefining the region’s balance of power. Once primarily a trading partner, China is now entrenching itself in the Brazilian industrial base and consumer economy, turning the South American colo…