Resumen

CORREA SERRANO, María Antonia  y  CATALAN SALGADO, Enrique. The Pacific Alliance: between the Geopolitics of China and the United States. Méx.cuenca pac [online]. 2016, vol.5, n.14, pp.19-52. ISSN 2007-5308.

The rise of the Pacific Alliance as one of the newest integration process in Latin America, shows the interest of these countries to build an economic block to promote their growth and to engage better on today´s global dynamics. The countries of the Alliance, composed by Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Peru, share with the United States free trade agreements and a similar economic model, however the creation of this block is mainly focused on boosting the trade with Asia Pacific, this region has an intense economic growth and have emerging powers as China, which is competing with the United States for the regional and global market and whose economy is already the second largest worldwide. The Pacific Alliance is an attempt to promote the trade with Asia's growing economies and take advantage of this diversification, nevertheless, from China view, this is an opportunity to have a greater presence in Latin America.

This paper analyzes the relation between internal and international elements that encouraged the conformation of the Pacific Alliance, and presents an approach to the key role of this integration project in the US hegemonic struggle against the growing Chinese presence in Latin America. He also evaluates the current potential of the Pacific Alliance and its potential of growth, as it has aroused the interest of many countries worldwide.

Palabras llave : Pacific Alliance; integration; Latin America; United States; China.

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