Relationships between China and Germany in the International Political Economy scenario.

A perspective from Latin America

Abstract

After the social and political economic reforms of the People's Republic of China started in the late twentieth century, towards the beginning of the twenty-first century, the eastern country has been consolidating as a great power from different levels. China presents itself as a challenging power against countries such as the United States or Japan, and a relevant actor for the "global South". In this paper we explore the contemporary links between China and Germany and discuss some of their implications for international political economy and global geopolitics. The type of the economic configuration of these relationship could benefit or harm different German capitalists. In this paper we propose that in certain cases German capitals are benefited from the Chinese expansion in Latin America