date:Aug 01, 2013
Chinas demand for commodities helped Latin America sail through the financial crisis relatively unscathed.
The U.S. had flu and Latin American got lucky because of the surge in trade and investment with China, said Gallagher, co-author of the book The Dragon in the Room: China and the Future of Latin American Industrialization.
Chinese firms are also hoping to tackle other regional markets including the U.S. by investing in key countries like Chile and Mexico.
Mexico alone has 12 with 44 c