While they might be called "churros," and are indeed long, deep-fried sticks of pastry dough, in appearance, the McDonald's version of the Latin treat look more like youtiao i.e. Chinese fried breadsticks although youtiao tend to be more savory than sweet.
Interestingly, churros are thought by some to have come about when Portugese sailors traveled to China, where they learned of youtiao and brought the knowledge back home.
