TOPIC CHINA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA

Your writing task:
Why are so many countries in Latin America and Africa turning to China? The US is trying to warn these countries of the “dangers of China” but it seems to be having little effect. Why? Are Latin American and African countries simply being hoodwinked or is it more complicated than that? 

Your goal with this writing assignment (600 words, more or less) is to answer this question: How should we understand China’s relationship with and involvement in Latin America and Africa?

DUE: JUNE 6

Make sure your response takes the following factors into consideration:

What are Latin American and African interests in this relationship?
What are China’s interests in these relationships?
What are the points of tension in this complicated relationship between China and Latin America and Africa?

What you need to do:
Focus on the module materials, especially the videos. It is in these videos that we get to see and hear the voices of Latin American and African representatives talk about how they understand this complicated relationship with China. 

Your goal is to take all this information and form an argument that helps us understand the relationship between China and Latin America/Africa. 

To support your argument, I want you to discuss three key issues that shapes and influences the relationship between China and these two world regions. 

Grading rubric:
25 points:

You have a clearly stated argument that is supported with course module materials. 

You show awareness of the complicated nature of the relationship. 

Your main points are clearly connected to module materials and supported with good analysis.