In Search of a Balanced Relationship: China, Latin America, and the United States

Asian Politics and Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-30

  Ratliff, William ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952607346     PISSN: 19430779     EISSN: 19430787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-0787.2009.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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