Author Archives: Nick Corbishley

“China is a very interesting trading partner,” said Javier Milei, who just a year ago described the Chinese government as as “assassin.” They “do not make demands, the only thing they ask is that they not be bothered.”

During his first ten months in power, Noboa has done everything he can to place Ecuador even more firmly under Washington’s thumb. 

Amid rising diplomatic tensions with the US, Mexico’s diplomatic and economic relations with China appear to be going from strength to strength. 

As two big bank mergers, both hostile, one cross-border, hang in the balance, Draghi and the editorial boards of the FT and Bloomberg call for a fresh round of European bank consolidation. 

“People are increasingly looking for ways to digitize everyday items — with one of the top requests being a digital ID.”

Cloaked in a flimsy veil of libertarianism, neoliberalism is not just alive and well in Argentina; it’s more virulent than ever.

Does this mean Venezuela is about to have another parallel government with a puppet leader in exile? In other words, a Guaidó 2.0? Probably not.

“Criminal groups are migrating from physical to virtual crimes because it is a better, more lucrative and less risky business.” 

“China firmly supports the just position of Latin American countries on opposing foreign interference and safeguarding their nations’ sovereignty.”

This is one generational trend I wasn’t expecting. 

Mexico’s President AMLO responds by refusing to discuss the matter with US Ambassador Ken Salazar while giving the Mexican people a brief history lesson on US interference in Latin America.

Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

For over three decades, Mexico has been a veritable paradise for global mining conglomerates, serving up some of the laxest regulations in Latin America. That is now changing.

The volume of critical coverage of China’s proposed digital ID system in Western media stands in stark contrast to the near-total absence of coverage, critical or otherwise, of digital ID systems being developed by Western governments.