In this episode, Rasheed talks to Ethan Knecht about free trade agreements and investments of China in other countries. Exchanging thoughts and opinions regarding the Panama Canal dispute and diplomatic relationships between MERCOSUR and China.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Fireside Chat on Latin America with General Laura Richardson

CONNECT WITH ETHAN KNECHT:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethan.knecht/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-knecht/ 

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• Twitter: https://twitter.com/rasheedguo 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasheed-griffith-cams-74b501206/ 

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In this episode, Rasheed talks to Bryce Barros, Nathan Kohlenberg, and Etienne Soula about their report about China’s influence over the digital information environment outside of its borders.

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• China and the Digital Informations Stack in the Global South

CONNECT WITH BRYCE, NATHAN, AND ETIENNE:

• Bryce Barros
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/barros_bryce
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brycecbarros/
• Nathan Kohlenberg
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/nkohlenberg
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathankohlenberg/
• Etienne Soula
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/etiennesoula
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etienne-soula/

CONNECT RASHEED GRIFFITH:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/rasheedguo
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasheed-griffith-cams-74b501206/

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To China or the market? Why borrow from a Private lender instead of China? In this episode, Rasheed talks to Federico Sequeda about why international US-based commercial creditors invest in Caribbean bond markets. 

Federico Sequeda is Head of Country Research and Portfolio Manager for the Emerging Markets Team at Eaton Vance. Eaton Vance is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. 

Key Points Include:

1. Fundamental Debt Metrics
2. Why governments may prefer private financing over concessionary loans 
3. Do Chinese loans crowd out private creditors 
4. What are the data challenges in investing in emerging markets 
5. Creditor committee views on IMF structural adjustment programs 

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

• The Human Freedom Index (Fraser Economic Freedom Index, as heard in the episode)

I recommend pairing this Episode 28 on the Legal Dynamics of Sovereign Debt Markets

Connect with Federico Sequeda

• LinkedIn

Connect with Rasheed Griffith

• LinkedIn
• Twitter: @rasheedguo

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The Republic of Panama officially recognized the People's Republic of China in 2017. Ever since then, there has been a constant parade of op-eds from think tanks about the potential risk of China's advance in Central America. We are joined by Sebastian Naranjo, a PhD candidate at Renmin University in Beijing and an Asia Desk Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Panamá, to seek some truth from facts on this issue. 

• Why did Panamá cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of the PRC?
• How central is the canal to politics in Panamá? 
• What tangible projects has the PRC assisted with in Panamá? 
• How relevant is Chinese culture in the daily lives on Panamanians? 
• Has Panama's relations with the USA soured in any way since 2017? 

We discussed these questions and more! 

Recommendations: 

• Panamá y China: Una relación de tres siglos (Berta Alicia Chen)
• La Ruta de la Seda y Panamá (Eddie Tapiero) 

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Following the 2018 arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou 孟晚舟 on extradition charges to the USA, the political relationship of Canada and China has entered a "Deep Freeze" (as stated by David Mulroney, former Canadian Ambassador to China). In retaliation Chinese authorities arrested two Canadians in China; one of them recently sentenced to 11 years in jail.  Earlier this year Canadian parliament declared that the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjing, China amounts to "genocide". What is the current landscape of Sino-Canadian relations and where can the two countries go from here?

This episode features Prof. Gordon Houlden: Director Emeritus China Institute, a Professor of Political Science, and an Adjunct Professor of the Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta. Professor Houlden joined the Canadian Foreign Service in 1976, serving in Ottawa and abroad. Twenty-two of his years in the Canadian Foreign Service were spent working on Chinese economic, trade and political affairs for the Government of Canada, including five postings in China. His last assignment before joining the University of Alberta in 2008 was as Director General of the East Asian Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. 

Show Notes

• China in the Canadian Arctic 
• Meng WanZhou Extradition case 
• Canadian sentenced to 11 years in jail in China
• Chinese Ambassador to Canada interview

Message/Follow me on Twitter: @rasheedguo (for more information on China in the Americas topics)

Outro Music: Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers

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How should the embassies of small states be structured to optimize their economic return in relation to China? This episode features Dr. Chelston Brathwaite, Barbados's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (2014-2017). Prior to that, Dr. Brathwaite served as the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). 

Show Notes

• Dr. Brathwaite's recently published memoirs- Memories of China: My Eleventh Defining Moment

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Outro Music: Hit It by The Mighty Gabby 

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Earlier this year China published a white paper on its new approach to International Development Finance. Our guest, Stella Zhang, described this white paper as a "landmark document" in Chinese foreign policy. We discuss the implications of the document along with the nuances of how Chinese firms currently approach international contracting projects and financing. How will these firms operate differently going forward? How will Latin America and Caribbean countries capitalize on China's more explicit signaling of its willingness to assist  with economic growth and development?

Hong (Stella) Zhang is a PhD candidate at George Mason University. Her research interests include China’s role in international development, the internationalization of China’s development state, and the overseas expansion of China’s state-owned enterprises. She had worked for five years as an overseas correspondent with China’s Caixin Media in London and Washington D.C.

Follow Stella on Twitter @StellaHongZhang

Show Notes

• China’s Manifesto for Leadership in Global Development by Stella Hong Zhang
• The Aid-Contracting Nexus: The role of the international contracting industry in China's overseas development engagements by Stella Hong Zhang 
• Roundtable: Will the G7’s B3W Initiative change the game of global infrastructure development?
• 程诚：《“一带一路”中非发展合作新模式：“造血金融”如何改变非洲》

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Outro Music: La Dueña del Swing by Los Hermanos Rosario

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