China’s investment in Brazil, the largest country in Latin America, has been growing by the year, largely under the radar of the United States, according to two experts.
Chinese foreign direct investment in Brazil grew 37 percent between 2010 and 2016, said Andre Soares, counselor at Inter-American Development Bank, at a discussion at the George Washington University’s Elliot School on Monday.
Soares said Chinese companies initially had difficulties entering the Brazilian market but learned it was much easier to do with Brazilian partners.
David Shambaugh, director of the China Policy Program and professor of political science at the George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs, said: “FDI is flowing into Brazil like a tsunami.”
He observed that, on a recent trip to Brazil, his flight was filled with Chinese businessmen.
“The [Defense Intelligence Agency is] watching China’s military moves in all Latin American countries with growing concern.”
“I think we’re going to see an increasing Chinese military presence … In coming years, the U.S. is going to wake up and say, ‘Gee, how did that happen?'”
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China has so many people they are looking for deals to buy up everything draining the world of natural resources.
ReplyDeleteHow can they say it has been under the radar of the US? The Chinese have been building a port in Peru and a trans-continental highway from Peru to Brazil for at least 5 years now. Not exactly clandestine...
ReplyDeleteEver hear of the Monroe Doctrine?
ReplyDeleteIt's a rebuilding to keep it from becoming another Venezuela.Then it would be too late.Duh.
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