Chinese PM Wen Jibao to visit Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is to attend the upcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio De Janeiro, and pay official visits to Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile from June 20 to 26, it was announced in Beijing the Foreign Ministry
During the conference, Wen will deliver a speech to elaborate on China's policies in sustainable development, and call on the international community to enhance cooperation. And he will meet with leaders attending the conference to exchange views, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said.
While on the Latin America tour, Wen will meet with leaders of the four nations to exchange views on bilateral ties as well as regional and international affairs of common concern.
He will also deliver a speech in Chile at the headquarters of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC.
Liu said Wen's visits will further deepen relations between China and the four countries, and reinforce partnerships between China and Latin America.
Wen was invited to make the visits by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez and Chilean President Sebastian Piñera.
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You might be looking at China through suspicious/paranoid Western glasses.
If there is any derriere kissing it will be done by the Chinese.
China and South America need each other, but their need of us is much more acute, than vice versa.
We give them many of the raw materials they need to keep their industry running.
They sell us cheap tat, plastic toys and cars that fall apart in a year.
I imagine Mr Wen will attempt to get Argentina to lower import restrictions, but will have to put something on the table..I don’t know, missile technology, investment in YPF, who knows?
In Chile there is not much to talk about other than copper prices.
None of the countries to be visited are indebted so they can’t come here and wave their wonga around.
In fact when Mr Wen goes to Europe that is when his arse gets kissed: “..please please buy up the PIGS debit your Asiatic Excellency”.
Have a look at the table at the bottom of this BBC article:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18508651
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