Global Outlook

 The White House was still completing the invitation list days before the summit in order to appease Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has vowed not to attend unless all states are invited. The backlash arose after the Biden administration decided to exclude leaders from Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela due to their dictatorial natures. Bolivian President Luis Arce, like Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has stated that he will not attend until all heads of government in the Americas are invited. The presidents of Argentina, Chile, and Honduras, among others, have joined the call for an all-inclusive conference. Furthermore, there are some who doubt the United States' decision to exclude those three countries. Many of the invited countries, according to an opinion piece published on Aljazeera, are not paragons of the democratic qualities that the US underlined in picking countries to attend the summit. 138 human rights activists were slain in Colombia, a...

 China and the China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) members updated their roadmap in the forum Joint Action Plan (2022-2024) for cooperation in various areas. China’s engagement with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean grew significantly in the past decade. The Chinese government describes its cooperation with the region as strong. The Chinese government is focused on numerous areas such as agriculture, energy, trade, and investment for improvement. The new plan The new plan reinforces China’s intentions to expand its engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean across a broad range of sectors. Reportedly, China sees CELAC as a strategic vehicle for multilateral engagement. China also sees CELAC as a mechanism for political coordination for regional integration. Reportedly, China pledged to “support the parallel advancement and mutual promotion” of the Forum on Latin America and East Asia Cooperation. Competition between China and Taiwan in t...