China Latin America: cross the ocean and hand in hand friendship is enduring
2021-12-03
The third ministerial meeting of the China Latin American and Caribbean Community Forum will be held by video on the 3rd. The theme of the meeting is "overcoming difficulties, creating opportunities and jointly promoting the construction of a China Latin American community of common destiny". Under the background of century changing situation and century epidemic situation, China Latin America's cross Pacific cooperation will add new impetus for China Latin America to move towards a higher level of cooperation and achieve higher quality development. Even mountains and seas cannot distance people with common aspirations. Since last, China has been helping Latin America in the difficult times of rampaging in Latin America. China and Latin America are watching closely to carry out all directional cooperation in anti epidemic, helping Latin American countries build immune barriers and restore social and economic life. From sharing China's anti epidemic experience, to the delivery of a variety of Chinese vaccines to Latin America, and then to Chinese companies investing in the construction of vaccine production plants in Latin America, China and Latin America work together to fight the epidemic and ignite the hope of Latin American people to overcome the epidemic. Chilean President Pinera went to the airport to welcome China. In his view, the Chinese vaccine is "the light at the end of the tunnel". Latin American government officials such as Francesco Alabi, Minister of health of El Salvador, and Garzon, Minister of health of Ecuador, thanked China for its "timely rain" vaccine. The vaccine factory invested and built by China's scientific and technological company in Chile is expected to produce 60 million doses a year after it is put into operation in April next year. Ernesto santivanes, a scholar in the Department of industrial engineering and an expert in supply chain and logistics at Talca University in Chile, said that China's investment and construction of a plant in Chile will enhance the resilience of the vaccine supply chain in Latin America. At present, the uncertainty and instability facing the world economy are increasing, and countries are facing the dual tasks of epidemic prevention and control and economic recovery. In this context, China Latin America economic and trade cooperation bucked the trend, handed over a brilliant report card, demonstrated strong toughness and vitality, and set an example in the world. Statistics from the China Council for the promotion of international trade show that at present, China continues to maintain its position as the second largest trading partner in Latin America, and the bilateral trade volume has exceeded US $300 billion for three consecutive years. From January to September this year, the trade volume between China and Latin America rose against the trend, reaching US $331.88 billion, a significant year-on-year increase of 45.5%. Latin America is also the second largest destination for China's foreign investment, with more than 2700 Chinese enterprises in Latin America. As China continues to improve the quality and level of opening to the outside world, Latin American countries have "organized groups" to market in China, and China Latin America economic and trade cooperation is full of new vitality. At the 2021 trade in services conference, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Uruguay, Ecuador, Dominica and other countries jointly organized special activities for Latin American and Caribbean countries to promote investment and economic cooperation between Chinese and Latin American enterprises. From Mexican avocado to Chilean cherry, from Uruguayan beef to Argentine red wine, "Latin American flavor" has become a delicacy on the Chinese table. From the export of high-quality consumer goods to the entry of Latin American enterprises into China to share development opportunities, from the service trade fair to the fair, China Latin America economic and trade cooperation benefits each other and the world. Latin America is one belt, one road, indispensable and important participant. One belt, one road, the Brazil Santak high voltage transmission line, the Argentina barge grand rail freight reconstruction project and the Jamaica North South Expressway project. The Sino Latin American joint development of "one belt and one road" fits the Latin American development needs, helps Latin America's infrastructure construction, brings benefits to local people, and also brings economic development and social progress in Latin America. China's one belt, one road initiative, has played a significant role in promoting the social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is reflected not only in the trade activity of all countries, but also in investment, tourism and cultural transmission, said Ernesto Kalisaya, a social researcher in Bolivia. We know each other far and near, and thousands of miles are still neighbors. In July 2014, leaders of China and Latin American and Caribbean countries jointly announced the establishment of the China celac forum, opening up a new way for China Latin America overall cooperation. In the past 7 years, under the framework of the Sino Latin American Forum, the two sides have successfully held the two ministerial meeting to deal with the 46 special sub forum activities of COVID-19 special foreign ministers' video conference and 18 professional fields, which greatly enriched the connotation of Sino Latin American cooperation as a whole. Over the past seven years, the China Latin America forum has developed vigorously, has become a main platform for gathering friendly forces from all walks of life in China and Latin America, and has made important contributions to deepening China Latin America relations. After changes in the international situation, China Latin America relations have entered a new era of equality, mutual benefit, innovation, openness and benefiting the people. Moving forward hand in hand, China and Latin America will build a community of common destiny, which will be stable and far-reaching and benefit the world. (outlook new era)
Edit:Ming Wu Responsible editor:Haoxuan Qi
Source:XinhuaNet
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