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News related to the Sino- Latin American and the Caribbean relationship.

Joe Vieira Park, a new monument of friendship between Guyana and China

Joe Viera Park is located in Schoonord, West Bank Demerara in Guyana. The park is currently abandoned and is serving as a habitat for local wildlife. In 2022, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Guyana will be celebrating their 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations which were established in 1972. To mark the occasion, the PRC has decided to invest US$10-12 million to build a Friendship Park between the two countries, using the Joe Viera Park as a base.

Online summer camp strengthens relations between Panama and China

On January 6, the Confucius Institute at Universidad de Panama inaugurated the online summer camp to bring the 10 participating countries in Latin America and the Caribbean closer to traditional Chinese culture. Panama, Jamaica, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Peru, Mexico, Chile, and Ecuador participated in the event.

Chirey, the new car brand coming to Mexico

Chirey, a Chinese car brand, is traded on international markets including Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Brazil, and is looking to expand into the Mexican market.

China and Bolivia join forces to build a gas plant

President Luis Arce continues to work on the development plans for Bolivia. In 2021 Bolivia had signed a project with the Chinese company Sinosteel to build a plant for steel extraction and a gas plant will be built in the same complex in 2022.

Chinese financing to upgrade Argentina’s power grid

On January 13, the Argentine Energy Secretariat met with China Electric Power Equipment and Technology (CET) to sign a project for the construction of a new power transformer station in the South American country.

The rise of Artificial Intelligence

In 2019, China and Cuba announced the creation of the International Artificial Intelligence Research Institute. However, it was not until January of this year that such cooperation was provided.

Grisel Sanchez asks Nicaraguan president to “dust off” bilateral agreements between China and the Dominican Republic

Grisel Sánchez, community leader of the Central Committee of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) demanded that the Government “dust off” some bilateral agreements signed between China and the Dominican Republic.

Laureano Ortega signs four agreements with the People’s Republic of China on behalf of the regime

President Daniel Ortega together with his wife and Vice President, Rosario Murillo, and his son, Laureano Ortega Murillo, met with an official delegation from the PRC, led by Cao Jianming, special envoy of President Xi Jinping. Four cooperation agreements were signed between the two nations at the meeting.

New Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade building inaugurated in Jamaica

The new headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, officially named “The Hugh Lawson Shearer Building,” was inaugurated on January 19, while the building was constructed by the Chinese company, Jiangsu Jiangdu Construction Group Company Limited.

Strengthening ties and debt reorganization

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso made an official visit to the People’s Republic of China in February of this year. The visit will coincide with the winter games in Beijing, and will also serve as an opportunity to discuss political and economic issues.
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