China: a transformação de um gigante e os impactos para a América Latina e o Brasil no período entre 1978 e 2018

Abstract

This academic work seeks to analyze how the changes occurred in China impacts Latin America and Brazil in order to expose the factors that led China to an economic growth resulting from its growing openness to the international market and its accession to the World Trade Organization – WTO, in 2001. It is undeniable that the changes that have taken place in China since 1978 have resulted in its elevation to the position of world power, considering the changes that have taken place in that country as one of the most important issues in international relations in recent decades. By that, it intends to demonstrate the possible effects of trade relations with Latin America and Brazil, seeking to identify the main challenges and to present the results obtained from the analysis of the presented data, especially between 1978 and 2018. It also mentions that other Latin American countries had a great advance in their commerce with China, just like Brazil, but still unevenly since the Chinese import raw materials and natural resources and export high value-added products and technology to Latin America.