This project explores China's investment in South America, based on the China Global Investment Tracker data set, created and maintained by Derek Scissors at the American Enterprise Institute, and freely available for download. We thank Derek Scissors and the AEI for publicly sharing this vital data set.

China, according to the Belt and Road Research Platform, is either the number one or number two trade partner for the majority of South American nations. In fact, in terms of economic hegemony, Bloomberg News (18 February 2022) has already conceded South America to China: “How China Beat Out the U.S. to Dominate South America.” Although history is obviously still being written, the data does support this claim.

The Data Dashboard as an end report for this project: China and South America. Produced and delivered on 16 June 2022 by Data Humanist for the Substack American Exile.

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