Maoin America's patio trasero: Sino-Latin American relations from the Soviet split to the American rapprochement

最近，中华人民共和国已成为拉丁美洲第二大贸易伙伴。然而，这种关系的起源在很大程度上被历史学家忽视了。本研究旨在分析中国与拉美国家建立广泛关系的基石时期。本研究透过1949年至1976年这两个国家间交流的两个基本方面，探讨1。多边政策和文化交流影响了中国激发的拉丁美洲共产主义运动，特别是关于中苏竞争，2。中拉国家间的外交努力，特别是在中美和解的背景下。由于这两个主题都是理解中国-拉丁美洲关系起源的内在因素，本研究将揭示在这些发展中起决定性作用的多极拉力。

Recently the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC) has become the second most important trade partner of Latin America. Nevertheless, the genesis of this relationship has been largely disregarded by historians. This research aims to analyse the cornerstone period of the establishment of wide-ranging relationships between China and Latin American states. Through two fundamental aspects of the exchange between these nations from 1949 to 1976, this study aims to investigate 1. The multilateral policies and cultural exchanges that influenced China-inspired Latin American communist movements , especially concerning the Sino-Soviet rivalry, and 2. the Sino-Latin American state-to-state diplomatic efforts, especially within the Sino-US reconciliation context. As both themes are intrinsic to understanding the origins of the PRC-Latin American ties, this study will shed light on the multipolar pulls that were decisive in these developments.