March 10, 2021

Grimshaw Speakers #13: Conversation with Mitch Hayes

In this episode of Grimshaw Speakers we were joined by Mitch Hayes, former Msc IPE student at LSE and founder of the ‘China Signal’.

Mitch walks us through the characteristics of the Sino-Latin America relationship, explains why it has become more prevalent in international discourse, what opportunities COVID-19 brings for the strengthening of Chinese soft power in the region, and how we can expect the Biden administration to react.

You can subscribe to the China Signal newsletter here: https://chinasignal.substack.com/ and learn more about Mitch’s work here https://www.mitchlhayes.com/

This episode was presented and produced by Fernanda Alvarez.

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