Introduction:AssessingtheEmergingTrilateralRelationsbetweenChina , theEUandLatinAmerica 1 95 America.Hearguesthatdevelopmentcooperationisakeyelementofbiregional relations , andtheEUshouldnotreduceitsaidtotheregion.HesuggeststhattheEU shouldcooperatewithmiddleincomecountriesinLatinAmericaandprovidegreateraid inspecificareastoconsolidatedevelopmentalachievements. Agreeingwiththeargumentthattheregionssufferfromtheirlackofa singlevoiceinbilateralsummits , RuizarguesinChapter4thatLatinAmericais evenworseoffbecauseitlacksaregionalinstitutionliketheEU.Althoughthe bilateralsummitstakeanormativeandjudgmentalapproach , theirunderpinningin termsofvaluesandinterestsisweakening.LatinAmericawillnotbecometheideal regiontheEUhasexpectedittobeforthetimebeing , andLatinAmericansalso shouldnotthinkofEuropesolelyintermsofitsindividualstates , especiallySpain. 1.2 SinoLatinAmericanRelationship Latin Americaand Chinaareemergingasimportantglobalpartners , reflectedinthefactthattheyareseekingmorediversifiedandbalancedexternal economicrelations.Intraderelations , Chinas booming demandforraw materialshascontributedgreatlytothenewcontinuousandstablegrowthof LatinAmerica.ChinaisalsoincreasingitsFDItotheregioninthesectorsof energy , agricultureandinfrastructure.ItisoftenarguedthatChinaspresencein LatinAmericaisdrivenbyeconomicreasonssinceLatin Americaisahuge potentialmarketanda majorsupplierofcommodities , as wellasenergy. However , othervoices , especiallyfrom the Chinese perspective , emphasise Chinasstrengtheningofsocialandculturalties withtheregion , which was underlinedinthereleaseofChinasPolicyPaperonLatinAmericaandCaribbean inNovember2008. MaiholdarguesinChapter1 , therefore , thatthereareafewchallengesfor theSinoLatinAmericanrelationshipfromtheEUsperspective , including: ( 1 ) Chinaslongtermdemandforrawmaterialswhichreinforcestheroleof LatinAmericaasasupplierofrawmaterialstotheglobaleconomy ; ( 2 ) thecompetitionbetweenChinaandLatinAmericaforexternalinvestments ; ( 3 ) thefactthatmostofthetradevolumewithChinaisconcentratedina fewLatinAmericancountries ; and ( 4 ) theTaiwanissue. AmajorpreoccupationinEuropewithregardtoChinasactivitiesinLatin Americaistheextenttowhichtheregionwillmanagetodiversifyitseconomic andpoliticalagendaandexpandintofieldsotherthanraw materialsexports. ConcerningtheinfluenceofChinasLatinAmericanpolicyontheEU , Sanahuja ( Chapter2 ) pointsoutthatitislimitedbecausetheEU doesnotwantto
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