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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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China theEUandLatinAmerica:TrilateralRelationsandScopeforMultilateralism 29 mouldaneconomicpowerhouseabletocompeteglobally. 6.犃犌犾狅犫犪犾犖犲狑犇犲犪犾 However thepresentcrisishasalsoreinforcedasenseofthevulnerability ofdevelopingcountrieswithregardtoglobalisationtakingplaceinaccordance witheconomicandfinancialrulesnotoftheirmakingandfrequentlyweighted againstthem.Thisisnottosaythatglobalisationshouldbereignedinor much less reversed.Quitethecontrary mostofLatin Americaopposestrade protectionismasananswertothedownsideofglobalisation. Thefinancialcollapsehasputinstarkterms whatclimatechange had alreadymadeclear:globalgovernanceinitspresentformatisunsustainable.The inabilityofoldcoalitionsthat traditionally decided mostissuestoprovide leadershipandcredibleguidancehasbeenhighlightedbythefranticsearchfora replacementforthe G8 oreventhe UN Security Council.Butemerging markets thatcontributedlittletothepresentcrisisortoglobalwarming have becomecentraltoanysolutiontothesequestions giventheirgrowingroleinthe worldeconomy.Atthesametime theircitizensaretheimmediatevictimsof bothcrises.Thisexplainsthegrowingclamourforanewglobalcompactthat redistributesresponsibilitiesmoreequitably.Underlyingthesedevelopmentsis therealisationthatthecontemporaryworldisfundamentallyunbalanced:onthe onehand richcountriesdesiretoretainwhatisclearlyanunsustainableliving standard while ontheotherhand emerginganddevelopingnationsaspireto higherlevelsofprosperity.Thishighlycomplexandsometimesperversesocial technological and economic interconnectivity which we loosely call globalisation hasacceleratedwiththegrowthoftheemergingeconomies.Given theirincorporation underextremelycompetitiveconditionsintothe global divisionoflabour thesecountriesareachievinglevelsofproductivity and thereforeofconsumption thataregraduallyclosingthegap withdeveloped regions.Theresultisgrowingpressureontheglobalsupplyoffood mineraland energyresources ontheonehand andthe migrationofjobs peopleand investmentsfrom NorthtoSouth ontheotherhand.Thedownsideofthis phenomenonissplashed overnewspaperheadlines:foodriots backlashes againstforeignworkersandbruisingcompetitionforaccesstoincreasinglyscarce resources temporarilyhaltedduetothepresentdownturn. Undersuchchallengingcircumstances leadersandentrepreneursinemergingand developingregionshavebeguntoaskanumberofpointedquestions: Willrichcountriesacceptgloballysanctionedsolutionsthatinvolve