Alex E. Fernández Jilberto was Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Amsterdam until his death in 2010.

• List of TablesList of FiguresPrefaceAlex E. Fernández Jilberto and Barbara HogenboomChapter 1. Latin America and China: South-South Relations in a New EraAlex E. Fernández Jilberto and Barbara HogenboomChapter 2. Brazil and China: From South-South Cooperation to Competition?Henrique Altemani de OliveiraChapter 3. Mexico vs. China: The Troublesome Politics of CompetitivenessBarbara HogenboomChapter 4. Neoliberalized South-South Relations: Free Trade between Chile and ChinaAlex E. Fernández JilbertoChapter 5. Argentina’s Relations with China: Opportunities and ChallengesCarla V. OlivaChapter 6. China and Venezuela’s Search for Oil MarketsJavier CorralesChapter 7. Bridging the Pacific: Peru’s Search for Closer Economic Ties with ChinaRubén BerríosChapter 8. Bolivia and China: Indirect Relations in a Global MarketPablo PovedaChapter 9. Central America between two Dragoons: Relations with the two ChinasGabriel Aguilera PeraltaChapter 10. Latin America from Washington Consensus to Beijing Consensus?Alex E. Fernández Jilberto and Barbara HogenboomNotes on ContributorsBibliographyIndex

" - fills a significant gap in the existing discourse by providing a comprehensive analysis of a crucial structural feature of South - South relations. Alex Fernandez Jilberto (who sadly passed away shortly before the book was published) and Barbara Hogenboom have put together insightful chapters on the bilateral relations between individual Latin American states and China, written by knowledgeable specialists, to produce one of the best books yet in its field." * International Affairs "This is an excellent macro study of Sino-Latin American relations. The credentials of the contributors are first-rate, as are the organization and readability of the book - Highly Recommended." * Choice