Can China win over the locals in Latin America?

Peasant-turned-activist Elizabeth Durazno claims that a Chinese-backed mine near her village in Rio Blanco, southern Ecuador, has brought only environmental destruction.Durazno, 38, who has opposed the now-suspended gold and silver mining project, says residents like her are struggling to make ends meet amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We don’t have money or food. We feel completely abandoned by the authorities,” she told This Week in Asia.Yet Durazno does not think that aid or investment from…

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