Latin America

He theorises that Trump could also try to pressure Latin America to reduce China's footprint in the region in return for favourable treatment.

The expansion of trade with South East Asia, Latin America and Africa comes as China tries to wean itself off the US.

His position has led some observers to suggest that Francis was sympathetic towards Catholic liberation theology, which emerged in Latin America and calls for liberating the poor from political and economic oppression.

That year, the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht confessed to paying hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to government officials and political parties across Latin America, to win business orders.

This catapulted the Boom writers onto the world stage, transforming them into household names throughout Latin America, “like film or pop stars, sportsmen or politicians.”