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IOL News
16-05-2025
- Business
- IOL News
Xi Jinping's call for strengthened cooperation with Latin America at China-CELAC meeting
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech during the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum, Beijing, capital of China. Image: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping said China is willing to strengthen solidarity with Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries and announced five major programs to jointly pursue development and revitalisation with LAC countries on Tuesday. The five programs, solidarity, development, civilisation, peace, and people-to-people connectivity, were announced by Xi while delivering a keynote speech during the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum in Beijing. On the solidarity program, Xi said China is willing to strengthen solidarity with Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries and continue to support each other on issues concerning their core interests and major concerns to firmly safeguard the international system with the UN at its core and international order underpinned by international law and to speak with one voice in international and regional affairs. In the next three years, China will invite 300 members from political parties of CELAC member states every year to visit China to facilitate exchanges on national governance best practices, Xi said. Regarding the development program, Xi said China is willing to work with LAC countries to implement the Global Development Initiative, resolutely uphold the multilateral trading system, ensure stable, unimpeded global industrial and supply chains, and promote an international environment of openness and cooperation. Noting that the two sides should foster greater synergy between their development strategies and expand high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, Xi said China will import more quality products from LAC countries and encourage Chinese enterprises to expand their investment in the region. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. 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He said both sides should uphold the vision of equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness between civilisations, champion humanity's common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom, and enhance China-LAC civilizational exchanges and mutual learning, including through a conference on China-LAC inter-civilizational dialogue. For the peace program, Xi called for the joint implementation of the Global Security Initiative. He said both sides should cooperate more closely in disaster governance, cybersecurity, counterterrorism, anti-corruption, narcotics control, and combating transnational organised crime to safeguard security and stability in the region. Regarding people-to-people connectivity, Xi said in the next three years, China will provide CELAC member states with 3,500 government scholarships, 10,000 training opportunities in China, 500 International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarships, 300 training opportunities for poverty reduction professionals, and 1,000 funded placements through the Chinese Bridge program, initiate 300 "small and beautiful" livelihood projects, and support CELAC member states in developing Chinese language education. China has decided to offer a visa-free policy to five LAC countries and will expand the policy to cover more regional countries in due course, Xi said. Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia, the CELAC rotating chair, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chilean President Gabriel Boric, and Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank and former Brazilian president, respectively, addressed the event. The special representative for Yamandu Orsi, president of Uruguay and the incoming CELAC rotating chair, read out the president's congratulatory letter. Faced with a world full of uncertainties, LAC countries and China should work together to promote continuous new progress in building a community with a shared future, they said. Both sides should respect each other and firmly support each other in safeguarding sovereignty and choosing their own development path, they said, calling for strengthening the synergy between the development strategies of LAC countries and the Belt and Road Initiative and promoting cooperation in trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, science and technology, new energy and education. The two sides should also promote exchanges and dialogues among civilizations, safeguard the authority of the UN, support multilateralism and free trade, and oppose unilateralism, protectionism, power politics, and bullying to safeguard the common interests of the Global South, they added. This article was originally published in CGTN.
Asahi Shimbun
16-05-2025
- Business
- Asahi Shimbun
China allows visa-free entry for 5 Latin American nations to boost ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, Colombia Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia and Honduras Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina attend the plenary session of the China-CELAC Forum ministerial meeting in Beijing on May 13. (Pool Photo via AP) BEIJING--China will allow visa-free entry for nationals of five Latin American countries for one year to boost closer connections with the region. Starting June 1, citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay will be allowed to enter China for up to 30 days without a visa, China's Foreign Ministry announced Thursday. The trial program will be in effect for one year. 'We welcome more foreign friends to visit China, to experience the colorful and vibrant China,' Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a daily briefing. Beijing hosted the China-CELAC, or Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Forum earlier this week, aiming at strengthening its alliances in the region as a counterweight to U.S. influence. China has been opening up to dozens of countries including most of the European nations, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia to boost the economy after strict pandemic travel measures. China and Uzbekistan will also begin mutual visa-free entry for up to 30 days starting June 1, according to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Yomiuri Shimbun
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yomiuri Shimbun
China Allows Visa-Free Entry for 5 Latin American Nations to Boost Ties
Florence Lo/Pool Photo via AP Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, Colombia Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia and Honduras Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina attend the plenary session of the China-CELAC Forum ministerial meeting in Beijing Tuesday, May 13, 2025. BEIJING (AP) — China will allow visa-free entry for nationals of five Latin American countries for one year to boost closer connections with the region. Starting June 1, citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay will be allowed to enter China for up to 30 days without a visa, China's Foreign Ministry announced Thursday. The trial program will be in effect for one year. 'We welcome more foreign friends to visit China, to experience the colorful and vibrant China,' Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a daily briefing. Beijing hosted the China-CELAC, or Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Forum earlier this week, aiming at strengthening its alliances in the region as a counterweight to U.S. influence. China has been opening up to dozens of countries including most of the European nations, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia to boost the economy after strict pandemic travel measures. China and Uzbekistan will also begin mutual visa-free entry for up to 30 days starting June 1, according to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
15-05-2025
- Business
China allows visa-free entry for 5 Latin American nations to boost ties
BEIJING -- China will allow visa-free entry for nationals of five Latin American countries for one year to boost closer connections with the region. Starting June 1, citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay will be allowed to enter China for up to 30 days without a visa, China's Foreign Ministry announced Thursday. The trial program will be in effect for one year. 'We welcome more foreign friends to visit China, to experience the colorful and vibrant China,' Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a daily briefing. Beijing hosted the China-CELAC, or Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Forum earlier this week, aiming at strengthening its alliances in the region as a counterweight to U.S. influence. China has been opening up to dozens of countries including most of the European nations, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia to boost the economy after strict pandemic travel measures. China and Uzbekistan will also begin mutual visa-free entry for up to 30 days starting June 1, according to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Associated Press
15-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
‘Total productive integration' with China is fundamental to Brazil's destiny: Brazilian economist
05/15/2025, Beijing, China // KISS PR Brand Story PressWire // Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is paying a state visit to China from Saturday to Wednesday, during which he will attend the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum in Beijing. At present, unilateralism and protectionism are clearly on the rise, and the international order is facing serious challenges. This situation requires further cooperation between China and Brazil, both influential developing nations. In a recent interview with Global Times (GT) reporter Xia Wenxin, Elias Khalil Jabbour (Jabbour), an associate professor at the School of Economics of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro State University, shared his views on topics including China-Brazil ties, China's economic development and BRICS cooperation amid US tariffs. GT: What are your expectations for President Lula's visit? What do you think is the significance of China's deepening ties with Brazil and Latin America in the current global landscape? Jabbour: My expectations are high, as there is a radical change in the international landscape that requires Brazil to make more assertive decisions. In fact, within the Lula government, the illusion that Brazil can 'balance' between the poles centered around the US, Europe and China is fading, and it is becoming clear that Brazil's future is increasingly tied to the level of political and productive engagement between my country and China. This is the main point I can observe, especially with the acceleration of negotiations for industrial and infrastructure projects between the two countries. Greater alignment with China is fundamental to Brazil's destiny. I have been saying in Brazil, and this also applies to Latin America, that our future as sovereign countries and as a sovereign region depends on what I call 'total productive integration' with China. This means that Brazil and Latin America must see China not merely as an export market for commodities, but as a real opportunity for industrialization, reindustrialization and the consolidation of what I call our 'second independence.' GT: Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil. During his visit to Brazil in November, Chinese President Xi Jinping mentioned the need for the two countries to usher in the next 'Golden 50 Years.' What do you see as potential 'golden areas' for further development of China-Brazil relations? Jabbour: There are several areas. I believe we should focus on what is fundamental for Brazil, which includes heavy investments in infrastructure, reconstruction of our land connections, hundreds of kilometers of railways, highways, ports, airports and also partnerships to rebuild our industrial production base. Key sectors like artificial intelligence (AI), defense and green industries are also potential 'golden areas.' Brazil needs China to reindustrialize, and China needs Brazil as a base for exporting its productive capacity. GT: We are seeing the abuse of tariff policies from Washington. Even though the 10 percent 'reciprocal tariff' on Brazilian products is currently being halted for 90 days, Brazil has already become a victim of US tariffs, as steel, one of Brazil's key exports to the US, has been subject to a 25 percent tariff since March. What do you think of this series of tariffs from the US? Jabbour: We must take a broader view, not focused only on the tariffs themselves, but on the response the US is trying to give to its own decline. I have argued that US leadership is no longer possible in a world based on rules, institutions and true democracy in international relations. Faced with this, systemic chaos becomes the only way to maintain its hegemony. It's not about Democrats versus Republicans - it's about how the US views its own decline. On the other hand, the US tries to find external scapegoats for the fact that the richest country in the world has produced an increasingly morally bankrupt society, deindustrialized, with a growing homeless population, and many people using drugs openly in public. The US elite has been robbing its own people since the Reagan administration, and the tariffs are just another way to blame an external agent and continue punishing the American people. GT: Against the backdrop of US abuse of tariffs, how do you see the overall development of China's economy this year? And what is your take on China's role amid all these challenges to global economic development? Jabbour: Over the past 45 years, China has built a series of institutional, productive and financial mechanisms that provide the country with great resilience amid the storms of the international economy. Meanwhile, a key advantage of China is its socialist system and its ability to focus on large projects and major tasks, in addition to having public ownership of strategic means of production and a financial system under state control. China is not merely a copy of the East Asian developmental states. China's economy, fully focused on building goods and services and integrating disruptive technological innovations such as 5G, AI and big data into its planning system, ensures the country has immense capacity to anticipate and resolve contradictions in its development process. China's dynamics is something we must study deeply - not only to understand its advantages, but also the potential and superiority of socialism over capitalism in our historical era. As for its role, China, with its immense internal market, the political responsibility of its leadership toward the world and its investment capacity across the globe, has become the major source of stability and predictability in a world increasingly marked by chaos. GT: The 17th BRICS Summit will be held on July 6 and 7 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the recent meeting of BRICS foreign ministers, the ministers reached a consensus on opposing the global 'tariff war' and trade protectionism. What do you think of such a consensus? What role can the BRICS mechanism play in opposing trade protectionism? Jabbour: The BRICS mechanism can play a fundamental role in accelerating productive, financial, trade and investment integration among its member countries and the Global South as a whole. One of the great trends of our time is the transformation of the Global South into a major regional market. We must seize and deepen two facts: The Global South already produces more wealth than the Global North, and its trade flow between member countries is also greater than the trade flow between the Global South and the Global North. This article first appeared in the Global Times: Disclaimer: This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies (including product offerings, regulatory plans and business plans) and may change without notice. You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including the risks that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Company: Global Times Contact Person: Anna Li Email: [email protected] Website: City: Beijing
