China’s quest for natural resources in Latin America

This article describes and analyses China’s pursuit of natural resources in Latin America, particularly oil, iron, copper and soybeans, which account for over 70% of its imports from the region. This is motivated by the rapid growth and relative scarcity of natural resources in China itself, and the...

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Autores principales: da Rocha, Felipe Freitas, Bielschowsky, Ricardo
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spelling oai-11362-445552020-09-28T18:19:28Z China’s quest for natural resources in Latin America da Rocha, Felipe Freitas Bielschowsky, Ricardo IMPORTACIONES RECURSOS NATURALES PETROLEO MINERAL DE HIERRO MINERAL DE COBRE SOYA RELACIONES ECONOMICAS DESARROLLO ECONOMICO DEPENDENCIA ECONOMICA IMPORTS NATURAL RESOURCES PETROLEUM IRON ORE COPPER ORE SOY BEANS ECONOMIC RELATIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE This article describes and analyses China’s pursuit of natural resources in Latin America, particularly oil, iron, copper and soybeans, which account for over 70% of its imports from the region. This is motivated by the rapid growth and relative scarcity of natural resources in China itself, and the country’s long-term planning that sees the region as a major supplier. In the case of oil, access occurs mainly through loans for oil and direct investments, while in iron and copper it is obtained through direct investments and imports. The method chosen by China to guarantee supply security seems to involve physical control of the resource in question. In the case of soybeans, the path chosen has involved imports increasingly intermediated by trading companies already present in the region, which have recently been taken over by China. 2019-04-08T21:41:22Z 2019-04-08T21:41:22Z 2018-12-17 Texto Sección o Parte de un Documento http://hdl.handle.net/11362/44555 LC/PUB.2018/26-P 1 en CEPAL Review CEPAL Review 126 .pdf application/pdf AMERICA LATINA CHINA CHINA LATIN AMERICA
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topic IMPORTACIONES
RECURSOS NATURALES
PETROLEO
MINERAL DE HIERRO
MINERAL DE COBRE
SOYA
RELACIONES ECONOMICAS
DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
DEPENDENCIA ECONOMICA
IMPORTS
NATURAL RESOURCES
PETROLEUM
IRON ORE
COPPER ORE
SOY BEANS
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE
spellingShingle IMPORTACIONES
RECURSOS NATURALES
PETROLEO
MINERAL DE HIERRO
MINERAL DE COBRE
SOYA
RELACIONES ECONOMICAS
DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
DEPENDENCIA ECONOMICA
IMPORTS
NATURAL RESOURCES
PETROLEUM
IRON ORE
COPPER ORE
SOY BEANS
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE
da Rocha, Felipe Freitas
Bielschowsky, Ricardo
China’s quest for natural resources in Latin America
description This article describes and analyses China’s pursuit of natural resources in Latin America, particularly oil, iron, copper and soybeans, which account for over 70% of its imports from the region. This is motivated by the rapid growth and relative scarcity of natural resources in China itself, and the country’s long-term planning that sees the region as a major supplier. In the case of oil, access occurs mainly through loans for oil and direct investments, while in iron and copper it is obtained through direct investments and imports. The method chosen by China to guarantee supply security seems to involve physical control of the resource in question. In the case of soybeans, the path chosen has involved imports increasingly intermediated by trading companies already present in the region, which have recently been taken over by China.
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title China’s quest for natural resources in Latin America
title_short China’s quest for natural resources in Latin America
title_full China’s quest for natural resources in Latin America
title_fullStr China’s quest for natural resources in Latin America
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