Brazil’s China borrowing, Trump accuses 9 Latam countries: 7 Latin America relations reads

We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering Latin American relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.1. Chinese executive filmed taking cash on Colombia metro projectPhoto: HandoutColombian prosecutors are investigating allegations that executives of a Chinese state-owned contractor building the Bogota metro demanded cash from a local subcontractor in exchange for releasing payments owed for work on the project, according to a report.Read the full story here.2. Brazil to become regular borrower in China, treasury official saysTwo flags. Flag of China. Flag of Brazil. Photo: Getty ImagesBrazil intends to sell yuan bonds in China every year rather than once, a senior Brazilian treasury official said, in a plan that would make the Chinese currency a permanent fixture of its external debt.Read the full story here.3. US sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurementPhoto: Cuban Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe United States sanctioned Cuba’s senior military representative in Beijing, accusing him of helping procure military-related equipment from China for the island’s armed forces.Read the full story here.4. Argentina extends US$19 billion China-currency-swap" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="197305" data-entity-type="topic">China currency swap despite US pressurePhoto: ReutersArgentina renewed its currency swap with China for five years, preserving a US$19 billion lifeline that Washington spent more than a year pressing it to give up.Read the full story here.5. China offers Colombia quake aid as new government pivots towards USPhoto: AFPDays after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia’s west in August, killing more than 200 people, China said it would help the country recover. Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing would do what it could in suitable ways, in line with what Colombia requested, in response to questions at a briefing in Beijing.Read the full story here.6. US accuses 9 Latin American countries of helping China avoid Trump’s tariffsPhoto: APThree Latin American governments that moved against Chinese commercial interests over the past year were named in a White House report, which accused Chinese exporters of routing goods through third countries to evade US tariffs.Further ReadingRead the full story here.7. US targets China’s telecoms grip in Venezuela with new sanctions carve-outPhoto: ShutterstockThe US is opening Venezuela’s telecommunications sector to new investment and technology while explicitly excluding Chinese companies, a move that could reshape a market where Huawei and ZTE have become deeply embedded and give Western suppliers an opening as the country expands its 5G networks.Read the full story here.