China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region (Part I: Propaganda and Politics) – News Block

Small Wars Journal−The Center Fellow Pablo A. Baisotti has published a research article on Chinese influence operations in Latin America. The paper, “China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region (Part I: Propaganda and Politics)” was published by the Jack D. Gordon Institute. in Public Policy from Florida International University,

Abstract: This article analyzes the expansion of Chinese media and public diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Through their “power speech” and an attempt to extend their soft power throughout the continent, the Chinese and some LAC media (print, audiovisual and digital) sustained, amplified and extolled the “achievements” of the communist regime and the possibility of sharing them as a “community with a common destiny” for all the peoples of the world. China strives to promote a positive image through communication and propaganda campaigns, engaging journalists, academics, politicians, and others from LAC who can enhance its image as a trustworthy and supportive partner of the “Global South.”

Fountain: Pablo Baisotti, “China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region (Part I: Propaganda and Politics)” (2023). research publications. 55, https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/jgi_research/55.