Ep 89 - Inside China's two-decade campaign to win over Latin America

From ports to lithium mines to diplomatic battles over Taiwan, China has spent two decades persistently building influence across Latin America and the Caribbean – one contract, one relationship, one chamber of commerce at a time. Leland Lazarus’s new book – Dragon in the Americas: China’s Power, Presence, and Regional Influence – argues this isn’t simply a trade story.It’s a long game, and China is getting more strategic and deliberate about how it plays it.On the latest episode of the Trivi...