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News from Latin America and the Caribbean

China willing to negotiate with the entire Mercosur bloc

Meanwhile, Beijing, which has begun negotiations on a free trade agreement with Uruguay, is willing to cooperate with Mercosur as a whole, confirmed Cai Wei, director general for the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, in Montevideo.

China advances towards Latin America

A meeting was held between China’s Foreign Ministry’s LAC director general, Cai Wei, and ALADI general secretary, Sergio Abreu in which the former manifested China’s interest in assimilating Latin American trade, understanding how it works, its strategies and instruments, and its application of the most favored nation principle.

China’s digital breakthrough in Latin America

The pandemic has accelerated the world’s digitalization processes, which has provided China, which has a leading role in these digitalization processes, with a window of opportunity.

China and CELAC deepen cooperation to reduce poverty

The second forum on CELAC-China relations was held online on July 14. This time, the attendees addressed poverty reduction, aimed at sustainable development, identifying similarities between poverty in China and poverty in CELAC countries.

Chinese Communist Party inaugurates communication seminar

June 20 saw the opening of the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) communication seminar entitled “Media Convergence.

Absences of several heads of state and government at the 9th Summit of the Americas

June 6-10, 2022, marked the ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California. However, the ninth Summit turned out to be one of the least attended by heads of state and government since its inception in 1994.

Bachelet visited the People’s Republic of China

Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, began a six-day official mission to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Wang Yi: “China seeks to strengthen cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean”

On May 20, China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held telephone conversations with the Foreign Ministers of Uruguay, Ecuador, and Nicaragua.

Meeting between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the Caribbean

The PRC is willing to work with Caribbean countries to jointly promote peaceful development and work out a plan to strengthen relations going forward.

China rejects U.S. position on the Summit of the Americas

Zhao Lijian, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, urged the United States to abandon its unilateral policy following the decision to exclude Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the IX Summit of the Americas to be held in June 2022.

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