By declaring he’d put tariffs on goods from the South American country, the president imperiled a growing influx of foreign investment there.
Shortly after last November’s election, Trump threatened China, Mexico, and Canada with 10% and 25% tariffs, respectively.
China's envoy to Colombia seemed to take advantage of the weekend's public dispute between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and US President Donald Trump over immigration and deportation policies to promote Beijing's good ties with Bogota.
Latin American leaders don’t like submitting to the United States in imperial mode. They also have an alternative.
"Our job—where we can'is to provide Latin America with a choice," a U.K. government minister said on Thursday.
Rift between US and Colombia, threats of tariffs on Mexico, designs on Panama Canal and mass deportations could encourage closer ties with Beijing
Colombia’s run-in with Donald Trump is a warning to other countries trying to decipher the US president’s haphazard decision-making process. As Asian nations realize that Trump’s second term could be even more erratic than his first, China is ready to take advantage of the chaos.
A brief standoff with Colombia holds important lessons for how future trade conflicts might unfold in the new Trump administration.
The number of Chinese migrants being arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border soared from over 24,000 in 2023 to 36,500 in 2024. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security deported at least three groups of illegal Chinese migrants back to China last year.
The United States and Colombia, long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, clashed Sunday over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods in a show of what
As the US leader throws around threats to get his way, globally, countries may end up in the arms of a superpower they see as more benevolent. China could gain allies at America’s expense.
As US President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro spar over deportations, Beijing's ambassador underscores good relations China's envoy to Colombia seemed to take advantage of the weekend's public dispute between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and US President Donald Trump over immigration and deportation policies to promote Beijing's good ties with BogotA.