Tournament: KCKCC | Round: 1 | Opponent: Silver Lake CF | Judge: L Collier
Xiaoxia 2013
(Wang; In America's Backyard: China's Rising Influence in Latin America; May 6; www.worldcrunch.com/china-2.0/in-america-039-s-backyard-china-039-s-rising-influence-in-latin-america/foreign-policy-trade-economy-investments-energy/c9s11647/; kdf)
China is busy in America's backyard
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China is quietly arriving in America’s backyard?
Francisco De Santibanes, 2009, "An end to US hegemony? The strategic implications of China's growing presence in latin america," Comparative Strategy, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01495930802679728
But now the status quo seems to be changing. China’s increasing demand
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and active policy toward their hemisphere.
Mexico and China just upgraded their relationship
Xinhua 6/5 (China, Mexico enter comprehensive strategic partnership; english.cpc.people.com.cn/206972/206976/8272224.html; kdf)
MEXICO CITY - Chinese President Xi Jinping
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mechanisms so as to achieve common development, he said.
Xiaoxia 2013
(Wang; In America's Backyard: China's Rising Influence in Latin America; May 6; www.worldcrunch.com/china-2.0/in-america-039-s-backyard-china-039-s-rising-influence-in-latin-america/foreign-policy-trade-economy-investments-energy/c9s11647/; kdf)
Initially, China’s activities in Latin America
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investment and trade in the Latin American countries are also focused on its energy sector.
Hiscock 2013 (Geoff; Energy-hungry China scours the globe to secure future supplies; May 28; edition.cnn.com/2013/05/28/business/china-energy; kdf)
China's energy imports are so fundamental
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," Xi told the Boao Forum held on the Chinese island of Hainan island last month.
Knight Ridder in ‘00
(Jonathon S. Landay, “Top administration officials warn stakes for U.S. are high in Asian conflicts”, 3-11, L/N)
Few if any experts think China and Taiwan, North Korea and South
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place. There are elements for potential disaster."