It will probably surprise a lot of people to learn that China has been big in Latin America since the 17th century. A Spanish cleric remarked in 1669 that one ‘cannot think of an exquisite article in a house which does not come from China’. Along with the goods came many Chinese and they wasted no time in settling down and opening businesses. At the same time as the priest was admiring Chinese jade, barbers in Mexico City were petitioning [...]
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