Mexico’s Elusive Partnership with China: The Search for Explanations

This article examines why Mexico has been unable to develop and sustain a closer bilateral relationship with China. The authors argue that three sets of interconnected historical and relational factors help explain this: a social relationship marked by distrust, stigmatization, and discrimination of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Eduardo Tzili-Apango, Thomas Legler
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:Universidad Iberoamericana
Repositorio:Redalyc-UIA
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Relaciones Internacionales
China
Mexico
association
foreign policy
bilateral relations
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Sumario:This article examines why Mexico has been unable to develop and sustain a closer bilateral relationship with China. The authors argue that three sets of interconnected historical and relational factors help explain this: a social relationship marked by distrust, stigmatization, and discrimination of the Chinese; the persistent perception of China as an economic threat; and, the weight of the United States, which makes the bilateral relationship in effect triangular. These elements form a three-part historical narrative that has operated against a sustained and stronger partnership between these two countries.