Introduction:

the article examines how outer space has become a new arena for strategic rivalry between China and the U.S., with China seeking to expand its influence through technological, economic, and diplomatic cooperation with Latin American countries, challenging Washington’s historic power in the region. Objective: the study aims to analyze how China’s space diplomacy is transforming power dynamics in Latin America and generating strategic implications for U.S. security, while promoting an alternative model of international governance based on soft power and technological projection. Methodology: the research adopts a qualitative approach that combines process tracing and documentary analysis, allowing for the identification of the causal mechanisms linking Sino-US rivalry with China’s foreign policy decisions. Primary and secondary sources are used to ensure triangulation and analytical validity. Conclusions: the study concludes that space cooperation is a key instrument of China’s strategy in Latin America, consolidating its influence and contributing to the configuration of a more multipolar international order.

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