Beijing was gearing up on Friday to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The Chinese Lunar New Year, also called 'Spring Festival', will fall on 29 January 2025, which is the Year of the Snake. Camera: WU HAO.

Republicans hoping to thwart Beijing’s influence in Latin America are urging the Panamanian government to cut ties with Chinese entities.

Chinese travelers have begun to travel to their hometowns as Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival draws near. The Chinese Lunar New Year for 2025, representing the year of the Snake, falls on 29 January and local officials expect 9 billion trips during the 'Chunyun',

Trump’s threats against Panama, Canada and Greenland, albeit unachievable, lay the groundwork for a more “rational” strategy of targeting China and singling out real adversaries such as Cuba and Venezuela.

The Trump administration has a narrow window of opportunity to change course and counter Chinese influence in Latin America.

Chinese people on the streets of Beijing said Monday they were keeping expectations low ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump, as his second White House stint could push China-US ties into a new era of uncertainty.

Throughout history, there have been difficult moments – even serious ones-regarding the relations between the United States and Latin America. The latest is Trump's threat to seize the Panama Canal, which he said he would do while criticizing China's role in managing the trade channel in his January 20 inaugural address.

He describes rising exports to China of Argentine soyabeans, frozen beef, semen from prize bulls and other farm goods worth billions of dollars. Latin American farming barons are often selling to state-owned agencies,

China has strengthened trade with Latin America at the expense of the U.S. But Donald Trump, who threatens to raise tariffs on Mexico, could upend those ties.