For the first time Latin Americans prefer China to America

[Beijingwalker]

For the first time Latin Americans prefer China to America​

Donald Trump’s interventions are unpopular, but tough talk on security resonates​

Photograph: Getty Images
Sep 30th 2026

In the 20 months since Donald Trump returned to the White House, right-wing candidates have won all seven presidential elections in Latin America. Many of them ran as Trump copycats, raging against the media and “cultural Marxism”. And so the latest Latinobarómetro poll, taken in 17 countries and published exclusively by The Economist, is intriguing: it finds that although large majorities favour trade with the United States, views of the country have turned much more negative since Mr Trump came back (see chart 1).

 

[Beijingwalker]

 

[ety]

Not surprisingly, can't expect them to be happy when Trump US wants to treat their countries as its forbidden domain.

 

[Zhuge Liang]

Not surprisingly, can't expect them to be happy when Trump US wants to treat their countries as its forbidden domain.

This dated to the Monroe doctrine in the 1800s, nothing new here.

 

[ety]

This dated to the Monroe doctrine in the 1800s, nothing new here.

Lol, Trump gov just doubled it's control of Latin America compared to previous admins.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

It's just cyclical