{"title":"China's Strategic Aid Diplomacy to Foster Development of Latin America","authors":"Wanda Luen-Wun Siu, Xiaowen Zhang","volume":193,"journal":"International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","pagesStart":48,"pagesEnd":53,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/10012912","abstract":"<p>This paper adopted a retrospective review of China\u2019s assistance to Latin America from the 1950s to 2020. Findings suggested that China\u2019s assistance to Latin America can be roughly divided into five stages: The 1950s to 1960s was the initial stage of China\u2019s assistance to Latin America, mainly focusing on the establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba and other Latin American countries. The strategy has a strong ideological basis. The 1980s were the stage of development of China's aid to Latin America, which was characterized by consolidating and expanding diplomatic space, emphasizing the spirit of cooperation of equality, mutual benefit, and common development. The 1990s to 2000s marked the further development of diplomatic relations with Latin American countries, plus domestic market-oriented reforms, emphasizing the importance of economic considerations, and less ideological orientation; and this period also witnessed more Chinese state-owned enterprises going out to invest in Latin America. 2010-2019 marked the further development of Latin American relations. This paper contributes to the literature of diplomacy and health assistance to Latin America and highlights the importance of foreign aid and health assistance in sealing bilateral diplomatic relations.<\/p>","references":"[1]\tStaff writer, \u201cWhite paper on China\u2019s Foreign Aid. Xinhua\/China\u2019s Information Office of the State Council,\u201d White Paper, 2011.\r\n[2]\tH. B. Sun, \u201cChina's Aid to Latin America: Target Selection and Policy Changes,\u201d Diplomatic Review, No. 5, 2010\r\n[3]\tStaff writer, \u201cChina South-South Cooperation Development Report,\u201d South-South Cooperation Research Center, Nankai University, 2015.\r\n[4]\tL. Maggiorelli, \u201cChinese Aid to Latin America and the Caribbean: Evolution and Prospects,\u201d vol. 4, no. 21, 2017.\r\n[5]\tStaff writer, \u201cChina's Medical Outreach in Latin America: Facts and Features,\u201d Dialogue, Asia and Latin America, May 22, 2020.\r\n[6]\tStaff writer, \u201cThe \"Chinese Angels\" in the Rainforests of South America-China's aid to Guyana Medical Team,\u201d Xinhua News Agency, June 21, 2016.\r\n[7]\tStaff writer, \u201cChina's International Development Cooperation in the New Era,\u201d White Paper. January 10, 2021.\r\n[8]\tA. F. Fuenzalia, A. Fulcheron, \u201cChina\u2019s health diplomacy in Latin America: A silk road of health? The case of SARS-COV-2,\u201d Journal of Latin American Review, 2011.\r\n[9]\tL. Gamba, \u201cChina makes massive medical donations to Latin America,\u201d Anadolu, October 6, 2020.\u3000\r\n[10]\tC. Nugent, C. Clampell, \u201cThe U.S. and China are battling for influence in Latin America, and the pandemic has raised the stakes,\u201d Time, February 4, 2021.","publisher":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology","index":"Open Science Index 193, 2023"}