Part I. Introduction and Regional Overview ; 1.China in Latin America: Lessons for South-South Cooperation and Sustainable Development - Rebecca Ray, Kevin P. Gallagher, Andres Lopez, and Cynthia Sanborn; Part II. China and Latin America's Hydrocarbons Sector; 2. FDI and Trade: is China Relevant for the Future of our Environment? The Case of Argentina - Julian Donaubauer, Andrés López, and Daniela Ramos; 3. Colombia and China: Social and Environmental Impact of Trade and Foreign Direct Investment - Guillermo Rudas Lleras and Mauricio Cabrera Leal; 4. A Line in the Equatorial Forests: Chinese Investment and the Environmental and Social Impacts of Extractive Industries in Ecuador - Rebecca Ray and Adam Chimienti; Part III. China and Latin America's Mining Sector; 5. An Assessment of the Environmental and Social Impacts of Chinese Trade and FDI in Bolivia - Alejandra Saravia López and Adam Rua Quiroga; 6. Chinese Investment in Peru's Mining Industry: Blessing or Curse? - Cynthia Sanborn and Victoria Chonn; Part IV. China and Latin America's Agricultural Sector; 7. China's Influence on Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia: A Growing Force in the State of Mato Grosso - Philip M. Fearnside and Adriano M.R. Figueiredo; Part V. China and Latin America's Manufacturing Sector; 8. Chinese Incidence on the Chilean Solar Power Sector - Nicola Borregaard, Annie Dufey, Maria Teresa Ruiz-Tagle, and Santiago Sinclair; 9. China in Mexico: Some Environmental and Employment Dimensions - Claudia Schatan and Diana Piloyan