Neostructuralism through strategic transaction: The geopolinomics of China's Dragon Doctrine for Latin America

• Explores the shifting dominant trading relationship of Latin America, from the USA to China. • A ‘Dragon Doctrine’ has now replaced the Monroe Doctrine and its most recent construction: the Washington Consensus. • Proposes the theory of neostructuralism as a conceptual framework for analyzing China-Latin America commercial relations. • Uses the term ‘Strategic Transaction’ as the operating principle in defining trade and investment...