R. Evan Ellis is a research professor of Latin American Studies in the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. His research focuses on Latin America's relationships with China and other non-Western Hemisphere actors, as well as transnational organized crime and populism in the region. He has published over 330 works, including China in Latin America: The Whats and Wherefores (2009), The Strategic Dimension of Chinese Engagement with Latin America (2013), China on the Ground in Latin America (2014), and Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean (2018).

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. China's Efforts to Reorient the Global Economic Order to its Benefit.- Chapter 3. The Development of China's Relationship with Latin America.- Chapter 4. China's Economic Struggle for Position in Latin America.- Chapter 5. Chinese Soft Power.- Chapter 6. The Struggle for Diplomatic Recognition and its Implications.- Chapter 7. The Question of Leftist Populist Regimes.- Chapter 8. Military Engagement and its Role.- Chapter 9. Impact of Covid-19 in Accelerating China's Advance.- Chapter 10. Why does it Matter and What to do

R. Evan Ellis is a research professor of Latin American Studies in the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. His research focuses on Latin America's relationships with China and other non-Western Hemisphere actors, as well as transnational organized crime and populism in the region. He has published over 330 works, including China in Latin America: The Whats and Wherefores (2009), The Strategic Dimension of Chinese Engagement with Latin America (2013), China on the Ground in Latin America (2014), and Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean (2018).

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. China's Efforts to Reorient the Global Economic Order to its Benefit.- Chapter 3. The Development of China's Relationship with Latin America.- Chapter 4. China's Economic Struggle for Position in Latin America.- Chapter 5. Chinese Soft Power.- Chapter 6. The Struggle for Diplomatic Recognition and its Implications.- Chapter 7. The Question of Leftist Populist Regimes.- Chapter 8. Military Engagement and its Role.- Chapter 9. Impact of Covid-19 in Accelerating China's Advance.- Chapter 10. Why does it Matter and What to do

R. Evan Ellis is a research professor of Latin American Studies in the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. His research focuses on Latin America's relationships with China and other non-Western Hemisphere actors, as well as transnational organized crime and populism in the region. He has published over 330 works, including China in Latin America: The Whats and Wherefores (2009), The Strategic Dimension of Chinese Engagement with Latin America (2013), China on the Ground in Latin America (2014), and Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean (2018).

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. China's Efforts to Reorient the Global Economic Order to its Benefit.- Chapter 3. The Development of China's Relationship with Latin America.- Chapter 4. China's Economic Struggle for Position in Latin America.- Chapter 5. Chinese Soft Power.- Chapter 6. The Struggle for Diplomatic Recognition and its Implications.- Chapter 7. The Question of Leftist Populist Regimes.- Chapter 8. Military Engagement and its Role.- Chapter 9. Impact of Covid-19 in Accelerating China's Advance.- Chapter 10. Why does it Matter and What to do