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Riordan Roett
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Lessons from Recife: Riordan Roett on America’s Intervention in Brazil
China is South America’s largest trading partner. Brazil, the region’s largest economy and the Western Hemisphere's second-largest democracy, has recently deepened relations with China. As the United States competes for influence with China around the…