China will always be Latin America's "trustworthy" friend and partner, its foreign minister told his Bolivian counterpart, as Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the U.

This difference is not likely to be resolved during the Donald Trump administration, so the coming years will be complicated. At the same time, Trump is likely to prove to be more realistic, and therefore more oriented toward diplomacy,

The State Department removed a line from a fact sheet saying Washington doesn't support Taiwan's independence, angering Beijing.

China reaffirmed its commitment to Latin America as a trustworthy partner, emphasizing that the region is not any countrys backyard, according to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. During a meeting with Bolivian