On April 9, the 9th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States was held in Honduras, the rotating presidency country. President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the summit.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the world - changing situation that has been evolving over the past century is accelerating. The "Global South", including China and Latin American and Caribbean countries, is growing in strength. CELAC adheres to independence, self - reliance and unity, and has played an important role in maintaining regional peace and stability, promoting development cooperation and advancing regional integration. Sincerely wish that Latin American and Caribbean countries and their people will achieve greater success on the road to development and rejuvenation, and make greater contributions to enhancing the unity and cooperation of the "Global South".

Xi Jinping emphasized that China - Latin America relations have withstood the test of the changing international situation and have entered a new stage of being equal, mutually beneficial, innovative, open and beneficial to the people. The two sides have continuously deepened political mutual trust, continuously expanded practical cooperation, and increasingly close people - to - people and cultural exchanges, which have benefited the people of both China and Latin America and set an example for South - South cooperation. China is willing to work with regional countries to continuously promote the development of the China - Latin America community with a shared future. This year, China will hold the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the China - CELAC Forum in Beijing. We welcome all CELAC member states to come to China to participate in the meeting, jointly discuss development plans, jointly participate in cooperation events, and jointly contribute wisdom and strength to addressing global challenges, promoting the reform of global governance, and maintaining world peace and stability.