Petro hikes tariffs on Chinese steel
Plus, Panama-flagged cargo ships are detained by China
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Boric and Kast clash over Chile-China cable
Plus, Panamanian authorities raid CK Hutchison offices
Peruvian President José Jerí is ousted from office for China connections
Chifagate, involving unrecorded meetings with Chinese business men, led Peru's Congress to oust Jerí. LATAM–China Monitor Weekly LCM Briefing | Issue #5 | Coverage: 10th to 25th, Feb, 2026. | Brazil | Argentina | Mexico | Chile | Colombia | Venezuela | Nicaragua | Bolivia | Uruguay | Panama | Peru | Key: SIGNAL — Confirmed action with material or strategic impact.
Uruguay’s Yamandú Orsi backs ‘One China’ policy
Uruguay reasserts support for ‘One China’ Policy, US$130mn of Chinese credit has arrived in Argentina to restart construction of La Barrancosa Jorge Cepernic dam
Supreme Court rules against CK Hutchison ports on Panama Canal
Panama's Supreme Court rule against CK Hutchison, China Molybdenum Company Limited (CMOC), has closed the purchase of Equinox Gold’s Brazilian mining facilities for up to US$1bn, Chinese SOE, PetroChina has told its employees not to buy Venezuelan oil, post the US's intervention in Caracas
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Ecuador prepares to turn Coca Codo Sinclair dam over to Power China
Ecuador prepares to turn the Coca Codo Sinclair dam over to Power China, Lithium Chile prepares to sell Salta project to China Union Holdings
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Chinese vessel Ark Silk Road causes consternation among Brazilian naval officers
This week’s LCM briefing covers the fallout from China’s Ark Silk Road hospital ship's visit to Rio, Argentina’s delegation to China, a planned US naval base in Peru, and a 60k square foot Chinese automotive plant in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato.