Few parts of the world have benefited as much from China’s rise as Latin America. In 1990, China was a lowly 17th on the list of destinations for Latin American exports. By 2011, it had become the number one export market for Brazil, Chile and Peru and number two for Argentina, Cuba, Uruguay, Colombia and Venezuela. Over that time, annual trade rose from an unremarkable $8bn to an irreplaceable $230bn. Chinese leaders predict it will reach $400bn by 2017.
世界很少有哪個地區能夠像拉丁美洲那樣從中國的崛起中獲得如此之多的好處。1990年,中國僅在拉美出口目的地中排名第17位。到2011年,中國已經成爲巴西、智利、祕魯的第一大出口市場,也是阿根廷、古巴、烏拉圭、哥倫比亞、委內瑞拉的第二大出口市場。在此期間,年度貿易額從不起眼的80億美元增加到無可替代的2300億美元。中國領導人預計,2017年這一數字將會達到4000億美元。