China's new relations with Panama and Costa Rica are another step towards a Beijing Consensus in Central America

Increased trade, aid, investment, and diplomatic engagement between China and both Costa Rica and Panama signal a more general projection of Chinese economic and political standards in international trade policy, writes Sophie Wintgens. China's strategy towards Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) fulfils four main interests: securing energy, mining, and agricultural resources abroad to maintain domestic economic growth getting political ...