New literature on Sino, US, and Latin America Relations -- China's expansion into the Western Hemisphere: Implications for Latin America and the US

China's expansion into the Western Hemisphere: Implications for Latin America and the United States Edited by Riordan Roett and Guadalupe Paz
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Just picked my own copy up, others interested in this field of growing interest and importance should share my satisfaction of finally having some new scholarly/ academia / writing on the topic.

The book addresses everything from the different opinions and perspectives Chinese, Latin American and US scholars have when it comes to accessing the impact of China's relationships with Latin American Countries and the United States.

Second and of most relevance for this website is part II and III, where the authors describe China's expanding influence and ties with South East Asia, Africa and Latin America in terms of China's security and commodity demand. Which countries stand to benefit? Which to suffer? Is there a happy middle? Last, can Latin America learn from China's engagement with African and South East Asian nations to lessen the possibility of exploitation?

From what I have read thus far, the book seems to be a good overall collection of research and writings that will by books end put the overall ramifications of increasing Chinese cooperation and connections with the emerging world, how the global economy and the influential leaders of the world are shifting into a new alignment, where a multi-polar world will emerge-- represented by the US, European Union and Asia.