At a virtual ministerial meeting with Portuguese-speaking countries, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang promised to liberalize trade and investment with these nations, promote connectivity, and cooperate on environmental protection.

Last week, a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on China's Role in Latin America and the Caribbean. In this piece we highlight the parts of the discussion most closely connected to economic issues in the region.

On March 29, several Chinese agencies issued a new document that sets out additional guidelines for the green development of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Recently, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the foreign ministers of Zambia, Algeria and Tanzania, with the meetings involving discussions of bilateral economic relations, the Belt and Road Initiative, and Ukraine.

In a decision today, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-subsidy duties on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia at a rate of 7.5% for India and 21% for Indonesia. As part of the investigation related to Indonesia, the European Commission continued its practice

On two recent occasions, Chinese officials have expressed willingness to coordinate with the United States and European Union on their infrastructure investment initiatives that were designed to counter the influence of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

During a recent meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Argentine President Alberto Fernández, the two governments signed multiple documents indicating more collaboration on trade, investment, currency, and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).