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From Going Out (zou chuqu) to Arriving In (desembarco): Constructing a New Field of Inquiry in China–Latin America Interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2012

Ariel C. Armony  and
Julia C. Strauss
Ariel C. Armony
Affiliation:
University of Miami. Email: armony@miami.edu
Julia C. Strauss
Affiliation:
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Email: js11@soas.ac.uk
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The China Quarterly , Volume 209 , March 2012 , pp. 1 - 17
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