Event Description:

As the COVID-19 pandemic places even greater stress on the various delicate political and economic balances across Latin America, China remains an active player throughout the hemisphere. At this unique moment, the continuing role of China in Latin American affairs presents interesting challenges and questions for the future of the region.

China has been an invaluable partner to many Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing much needed medical equipment, PPE, and vaccines to a region where the coronavirus has claimed over 700,000 lives.

In this event we will speak with Benjamin Gedan of the Wilson Center, Stephen Kaplan of the Elliott School of International Affairs, Margaret Myers of the Inter-American Dialogue, and Paulina Garzón of the Sustainable Investments Initiative, about the shifting political tone of China-Latin American Relations, the evolving economic ties between China and Latin America, and the impact of the pandemic.

Foreign Affairs with Future Leaders is a series of youth-led discussions which analyze various international issues and topics by collaboratively addressing their most critical questions. They are co-hosted by the Onero Institute, the Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Fraternity and Sorority at GWU, the Women In International Security GW Student Branch, and the School for Ethics and Global Leadership.


Event Details:

Sunday, March 28, 2021
8PM EDT
Please RSVP at least 24 hours in advance. The Zoom details and optional reading materials will be emailed to respondents prior to the event.