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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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18 China theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation andstrengtheninginstitutionalandcooperationmechanismsbetweentheparties starting forexample withabiregionalcentreforconflictpreventionanda centreformonitoringmigration.Theserecommendationsclearlypointtowards realpossibilitiesforcooperationandcouldformpartofasystemintermsoftheir institutionalscope withregardtocooperation.Thisshowsthe virtue of cooperationanddialoguethatisnotobligedtocovereveryarea withrepetition ofthevariousglobalinitiativesthatdonotalloworreflectspecificityinEuro LatinAmericancooperation.Inthisregard parliamentaryactionseemstoyield moreresultsthansummitdiplomacy whichisunabletoshakeofftraditionand isinevitablyshapedbyinternationalevents.Wemightthereforededucetheneed toachieve greater convergence between the parliamentaryinitiatives and executivedynamicstotapthevirtuesofeachoftheprocesses. 4.犉犻狀犪犾犚犲犿犪狉犽狊 ChinaspolicytowardsLatinAmericahashadonlyalimitedimpactonthe EUspolicy.Firstofall thetradeinterestsofthesetwopartnersintheregion arequitedifferentandno tradewar hasemergedwithregardtotheregions resources.TheLatin Americancountriescoulddiversifytheirexternaltrade relationsmore whichhasindeedalwaysbeenoneoftheirmajorendeavours.Up tonowthereisnoclearsignthatChinaisintentondevelopinganexplicit politicalroleintheregion presumably motivated morebyareluctanceto impingeonUSintereststhanafearofpossibleclasheswithEuropeanones. USpolicytowardsLatin America wascharacterized uptotherecent SummitoftheAmericas byasortof benignneglect especiallywithregardto SouthAmerica.WashingtonreliedespeciallyonBrazilasthemajorforceinthis subregion.AnopenconflicthasexistedsincetheEU changeditscommon positiononCubaandcommenced underSpanishleadership apolicyofdetente whichiswhattheObamaadministrationisnowofferingtheCubangovernment. FortheEuropeansidetheimpactofUSpolicyonitsactionsinLatinAmericahas been moresystematiconcertainissues forexamplethedrug warandthe conceptsusedbytheUSintheimplementationofitsstrategy.Ingeneralterms bothsideshavehadtoreconciletheirpositionsinmultilateralorregionalforaand withintheframeworkoftransatlanticrelations.Withintheframeworkofthe EUspolicyon Latin Americatheconceptofatransatlantictrianglebetween LatinAmerica theUSandtheEUhasnevergainedmuchpurchase. ForEuropesCFSP LatinAmericawasthestartingpoint.Thecompatibilityof commonandintergovernmentalelementshasthereforealwaysbeenpresentasa majorchallengeduetotheprominentrolethatSpainhasplayedintheregionand