Xiu Ying

Xiu Ying is a Chinese freelance journalist with a focus on Brazil and Latin America. She reports on trade, investment, and the evolving economic relationship between China and the region for The Rio Times. Her coverage spans business developments, bilateral diplomacy, and the growing cultural and commercial ties between Asia and Latin America, offering readers a unique cross-continental perspective on the stories shaping both regions.

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China Signal – Inside the Firewall, February 22, 2026

EDITORIAL NOTE: This briefing aggregates open-source intelligence from Chinese-language social media, diaspora outlets, and verified reporting. Political claims from within CCP power circles are...

Surge in Brazil-USA Flight Passengers for Latam and Delta

In 2023, Latam and Delta Air Lines saw a significant 63% increase in passengers on Brazil-USA flights. From January to December, the number of travelers...

JPMorgan’s Oil Price Forecast and Its Impact on Brazil

JPMorgan predicts that oil prices will average $83 per barrel in 2024 and decrease to $75 in 2025. The bank forecasts a decline in demand...

China’s Trade with Latin America Skyrockets

China's trade with Latin America has multiplied rapidly, reaching $500 billion in 2022 from $14 billion in 2000. This growth makes China a top trading...

China’s Green Model Gains Praise in Brazil

At a seminar hosted by the Brazilian Center for International Relations CEBRI, experts discussed China's approach to sustainable development. Stevan Harrell, a retired professor, pointed...

Southern Argentina aims at fertilizers self-supply with Chinese investment

The Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego agreed with the Chinese province of Shaanxi to install a plant capable of producing more than 900,000...

Controversial Chinese company to build Demerara bridge in Guyana

The controversial Chinese company "China Railway Construction Corporation Limited" (CRCC), sanctioned by the World Bank in 2019 for fraud and corruption, will build a...

Brazil adopts distributed solar power generation with support from Chinese companies

Solar photovoltaic energy has grown rapidly in Brazil over the last five years, mainly due to the development of the distributed energy market, with...

China threatens Brazil’s captive market in South America

The survey released on August 1 by the Foreign Trade Association of Brazil (AEB) reveals that despite the resumption of positive results achieved from...

Ecuador rushes free trade agreement with China amid buoyant trade relationship

The negotiation of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Ecuador comes precisely when non-oil, non-mining exports to the Asian country register a...

New Colombian government would change US and Venezuela foreign policy, says expert

The incoming government of Gustavo Petro, who will be sworn in as Colombia's president next August 7, may introduce variations in Bogota's relations with...