Reissue: What's ahead for China's Latin America Ties in the Great Power Game?

*This episode is a re-run of* Ep.228*, of January 29, 2026. **Latin America in Focus** is going on a Summer break and it will be back in September with more episodes. Stay tuned!* The Trump’s administration national security strategy was the talk of the foreign policy world late last year, not least of all because it renewed Washington’s focus on the Americas. But a few days later, China released its own policy paper focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean. But then the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro of January 3 upended the hemispheric chessboard. **Parsifal D’Sola Alvarado** of the Andrés Bello Foundation for China and Latin America Research joined AS/COA Online’s Carin Zissis to talk about why this new era marks an end of what he calls “cheap ambiguity” for hemispheric countries figuring out how to juggle ties with the two great powers. He explains what we can glean from China’s reaction to U.S. moves in Venezuela; how countries such as Colombia, Argentina, and Mexico been adjusting their approach to Beijing; and why Latin America needs to get its own China strategy up and running. Read D'Sola’s analysis on what the post-Maduro era means for Sino–Latin American ties: t.ly/l05Jh   *Access other episodes of Latin America in Focus at* *www.as-coa.org/podcast* *and send us feedback at* [***latamfocus@as-coa.org***](mailto:latamfocus@as-coa.org)*. Share and subscribe at Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.*     *The music in the podcast was “*Collector,*” performed by* Jorge Haro *for Americas Society. Find out about upcoming concerts at* *musicoftheamericas.org**. Share your love for Latin America: Join Americas Society.* *https://www.as-coa.org/membership* *Becoming a member gives you preferential access to music performances, art exhibitions, book events, our magazine Americas Quarterly, and more.* Opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of Americas Society/Council of the Americas or its members. Follow us on social media: X: @ASCOA Instagram: @ascoa LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascoaonline/ Bluesky: @ascoa.bsky.social  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ASCOA/