Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington

Colombia moves to join China based development bank as Latin America reorients geopolitical ties

Colombian President Gustavo Petro concluded his vacation to China this week with a trip in Shanghai, where he met with former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, the president of the New Development Bank

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Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington

Colombia’s government has applied to join a China-based development bank. It's another sign of Latin America’s drift away from the U.S. as the Trump administration’s foreign aid cuts, trade barriers and crackdown on immigration spurs many leaders in the region to seek closer ties with Washington’s g

Latin American Economies Look to China as U.S. Slashes Aid

In Beijing this week, Colombia joined the Belt and Road Initiative, and Brazil notched key investment pledges.

Colombia joins »Belt and Road Initiative« in China. USA reacts frantically.

Four questions (and expert answers) about the China-Latin America summit

At the summit, China offered billions of dollars’ worth of credit and Colombia entered into the Belt and Road Initiative.