  The institutional coauthorships between LAC and China were fertilized through
their participation in global leadership related projects. The institutions in
each region diverged from their initial position: LAC to the periphery and
China to the center. Institutional communities have become more compact and
their links with external communities have diminished. The entry of new
institutions has increased, especially in the last six years. Chinese
institutions exhibited at the time a leading role as social bridges. A
Colombian institution later took over this role. Australia is consolidating its
position as the geography with the most intermediary institutions.
