Latin America and China : south-south relations in a new era / Alex E. Fernández Jilberto and Barbara Hogenboom -- Brazil and China : from south-south cooperation to competition? / Henrique Altemani de Oliveira -- Mexico vs. China : the troublesome politics of competitiveness / Barbara Hogenboom -- Neoliberalised south-south relations : free trade between Chile and China / Alex E. Fernández Jilberto -- Argentina's relations with China : opportunities and challenges / Carla V. Oliva -- China and Venezuela's search for oil markets / Javier Corrales -- Bridging the Pacific : Peru's search for closer economic ties with China / Rubén Berríos -- Bolivia and China : indirect relations in a global market / Pablo Poveda -- Central America between two dragons : relations with the two Chinas / Gabriel Aguilera Peralta -- Latin America : from Washington consensus to Beijing consensus? / Alex E. Fernández Jilberto and Barbara Hogenboom.