China’s growing engagement with the Global South has reshaped international development and diplomacy. In this talk, Professor Chris Alden compares African and Latin American experiences of “Global China,” examining how both regions have navigated opportunities and challenges in their relations with Beijing. The session will explore how each region’s political economy, resource endowments, and historical trajectories have shaped their interactions with China and what these patterns reveal about the evolving South–South order.
Global South Dialogue Series IV