2 54 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation foreignpolicyorofanybilateral , biregionalormultilateralrelationship.The problemliesinthefactthattheinternationalsystemisinfluxor , ifImaysay so , inan “ alteredstate ”, inwhichnothingthatweknewbeforeseemstohold trueanylonger , atleastnotwithoutconsiderablemodification. However , thereareatleastsomefactsthatwecanbesureof: ( 1 ) Chinahasbecomea major worldpower , notonlybecauseofits outstanding economic growth in recent years , but also because ofthe attractivenessofitsdevelopmentmodel. ( 2 ) Europehaslostpartofitssoftpowerduetoenlargementandthe constitutionaldebacle.IthascertainlylostitsascendancyoverLatinAmerica , givenitsinabilitytoactonissuesofparticularconcernintheregion , its obstinateadherencetosocalledsharedprinciplesandvaluesanditsadhoc solutionswhenpushcomestoshove , asseeninthelatestchangeofpositionvis vis the pending agreements with the Andean Community members. Furthermore , despitebeingthemostsuccessfulintegrationschemeintheworld , thecurrenteconomiccrisisiscertainlyputtingallEUinstitutionsunderstrain , evenitscoreprincipleofsolidarity , asshownbythediscussionssurroundingthe Greekdebacle. ( 3 ) Latin Americahasbecomemorediverseandismovingfartherand fartherawayfromaunifiedpositionorvoiceoninternationalaffairs , despitethe recentattemptstocreateaLatinAmericancommunity.Atthesametime , ithas resumedapreexistingroleasaproducerofraw materials , whichhasgivenita temporaryandsomewhatartificialrelevanceintodays world , includingits apparentresilience during the current economic crisis.Nonetheless , the challengesfacingtheregionarestillmanyanddiverse. ( 4 ) AnyreflectiononrelationsbetweentheEU , LatinAmericaandChina cannotexcludethe “ elephantintheroom ”, namelytheUnitedStates.Despiteits apparentlossofsteamanditsdifficultiesduringthecurrentcrisis , theUSAis stillaworldpowerthatwillinfluencetheformationofanytypeofnew world order.Therefore , perhapsitwouldbebettertotalknotofatrianglebutofa rhomboidthatincludestheUSA. ( 5 ) Theworldisbecomingmultipolar.However , thismeansnotonlythat powerwillbedistributedmoreevenlyamongstates , butalsothatotheractors mustbeconsideredintheequation.Inthatsense , whateverpredictionsaremade now , it willbenecessarytotakeintoconsiderationthefactorofpower fragmentationand redistribution among differentactors , including states , marketsandother , morediffuseplayers , suchasratingagencies , whichhave demonstratedtheircapacitytomakeorbreakstates.
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