By determining the importance of Latin America for China, the paper attempts to explain Chinese soft power in the region. The author also briefly describes China鈥檚 mask and vaccine diplomacy in the region. Finally, the author presents an analysis of the reasons explaining why China鈥檚 recent aid to Latin America is causal of China鈥檚 long-term interest in the region rather than a short-term image cleansing. Please download the CAA Brief here.