The rise of Donald Trump, a representative of the new conservative, often pro-evangelical and nativist right, is hitting Latin America at a time when policies of the same type are being promoted or strengthened in a number of countries, from El Salvador, Ecuador to Chile and Argentina. At the same time, new customs barriers and the interruption of existing trade ties are allowing a number of Latin American states to strengthen their economic relations with China, regardless of the political orientation of the given governments. The anti-immigration campaign and the growing confrontation with Venezuela are both awakening waves of traditional anti-American resentment and, conversely, giving wings to a number of his ideological followers.

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