Ms. Que Banh<p>It’s been a little over a decade since <a href="https://beige.party/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> launched its <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BeltAndRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeltAndRoad</span></a> Initiative, a global program to improve relations with <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LatinAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatinAmerica</span></a> and other developing regions through trillions of dollars in investment in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/EnergyProjects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyProjects</span></a>. But China hasn’t always carried out those projects in a responsible way, sparking outcry about their <a href="https://beige.party/tags/EnvironmentalImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalImpact</span></a> and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HumanRightsViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsViolations</span></a>, especially against <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousCommunities</span></a>.</p><p>Recently, China was up for a <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UniversalPeriodicReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalPeriodicReview</span></a> with the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UNHumanRightsCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNHumanRightsCouncil</span></a>, in which other member countries analyzed its actions abroad and provided recommendations to improve. Some of the most popular concerns have been emblematic of the environmental and social conflicts affecting Latin America, including violence against activists, rushed impact studies and weak oversight of projects ranging from dams and highways to mines and bridges.</p><p>China accepted a record ten out of 11 recommendations, giving hope to some that the country will change how it handles future projects in the region.</p><p>“China’s recognition of these problems is a crucial step towards accountability and transparency,” Paulina Garzón, director of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LatinAmericaSustentable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatinAmericaSustentable</span></a> said in a statement.</p><p><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/china-accepts-u-n-recommendations-to-improve-environmental-conflicts-in-latin-america/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2024/08/chin</span><span class="invisible">a-accepts-u-n-recommendations-to-improve-environmental-conflicts-in-latin-america/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Globalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Globalization</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/EcoJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcoJustice</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UNHRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNHRC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a></p>