Labour’s persistent failure to address its electorate’s salient concerns is behind the protest vote, asserts DIANE ABBOTT
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Is China really the ‘new imperial power’ in Latin America?
Chinese investors treat borrower countries as equals and work to design mutually beneficial deals, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
Washington’s lawless behaviour towards countries in the region it considers its ‘back yard’ should be condemned by all law-abiding people, says LUKE DANIELS
In part I of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY takes a look at the early days of organising government workers
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA
The shadow lord chancellor has recently made a name for himself as an rabid hater of immigration – but there are exceptions to every rule, says SOLOMON HUGHES
Plaid Cymru’s front-bench spokesman on health and social services MABON AP GWYNFOR, in a two-part series, analyses the Caerphilly by-election and the wider political scene in Wales ahead of the 2026 Senedd election
IN THE previous article in this series, we unpicked the accusations that China is an emerging imperialist power in Africa.
This article turns its attention to Latin America, with which China has increased its trade and investment by an order of magnitude over the last two decades.
Nine countries in Latin America have “strategic partnerships” with China, and 19 have joined the Belt and Road Initiative.
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