{
  "id": 11556976,
  "title": "China overtakes US as more positive influence in Latin America: Poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/china-overtakes-us-as-more-positive-influence-in-latin-america-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T23:30:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1546532/china-overtakes-us-more-positive-influence-latin-america-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Latinobarómetro poll reveals Chinese influence on the rise in Latin America.\n\nFor the first time in the 31-year history of the Latinobarómetro survey, beginning in 1995, China's influence in Latin America is now viewed more positively than that of the United States.\n\nIn the latest poll, 65% of Latin American respondents considered China a positive influence, up from 48% in 2016. Meanwhile, the United States' positive influence rating fell to 57%, from 60% in 2020.\n\nCosta Rica and the Dominican Republic were the sole exceptions, with US influence still deemed more positive than China's in these two countries.\n\nThe shift in perception is attributed, in part, to the United States' perceived absence from Latin America since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. During this period, Latin America's ties to other powers, including China, the European Union and Japan, strengthened.\n\nLatinobarómetro's director, Marta Lagos, noted that China's attractiveness lies in its ability to provide affordable imports to Latin American consumers.\n\nThe growing dislike of the United States comes as the United States pushes for hegemony in the region under its \"Donroe Doctrine,\" named after the fifth U.S. president James Monroe.\n\nDespite the shift, the United States remains more popular than China among Latin Americans, with 63% having a favorable view of the U.S., compared to 58% for China. However, this is a marked decline from 73% in 2024 under Democratic President Joe Biden.\n\nThe poll surveyed 19,200 Latin Americans across 17 countries between May and June 2026, with a margin of error of 1%.",
  "summary": "BOGOTÁ: China’s influence in Latin America is now viewed more positively than that of the United States, a major poll conducted in 17 Latin American countries showed Friday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Latin America sees China as more positive global influence than US: Poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/latin-america-sees-china-as-more-positive-global-influence-than-us",
        "published": "2026-10-02T20:52:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}