Tag: China

• Monday, June 3rd 2013 - 05:13 UTC

  Xi Jinping visits Mexico to try and improve political and trade cooperation

  

  The leaders of Mexico and China will meet for the second time in two months this week, a sign of deepening cooperation, even as the Latin American nation seeks to close a huge trade deficit. Chinese President Xi Jinping will be treated to a lavish two-day state visit in Mexico that begins on Tuesday, with an event at the Campo Marte military field with President Enrique Peña Nieto and a speech to Congress.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 22:05 UTC

  Uruguay’s Mujica: Integration with Asia is our “Strategy for the Future”

  

  On Tuesday Uruguayan President Jose Mujica said that the policy of integrating the economies of Asia and his country is a necessary “strategy for the future.”

• Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 03:07 UTC

  Argentina and Brazil ‘fear’ a greater integration with China, says Mujica

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica currently in Beijing on an official visit, underlined the significance of China in trade and investments fro South America, but also admitted there is some ‘fear’ mainly from Argentina and Brazil about a greater integration and dependency from the Asian giant.

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 - 18:00 UTC

  China/Latam trade expanded 8% in 2012 and region’s deficit jumped to 6.6bn

  

  Latin America's trade deficit with China jumped to 6.6 billion dollars last year from only 150 million in 2011, according to an analysis by online publication Latinvex based on new data from the IMF. Total trade between China and Latin America grew 8% last year to 255.5bn which means the region’s trade with China is growing faster than with the United States, 6.2%.

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 - 06:03 UTC

  Uruguay: Mujica on a most ambitious mission to China after investments for ports and railways

  

  Uruguayan President Jose Mujica begins on Wednesday the longest and most ambitious of his overseas trips hoping to convince China to invest in infrastructure projects that are crucial for the development of the country and its foreign trade: a deep water port and recovering the rail cargo network.

• Wednesday, May 15th 2013 - 07:21 UTC

  Chinese Vice-president asks Venezuelan government for efficiency in joint-projects

  

  Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Tuesday asked the Venezuelan government for efficiency in managing an agro-industrial plant it has begun building near Caracas with a 52 million dollars investment from Beijing.

• Monday, May 13th 2013 - 22:34 UTC

  China to the rescue of Argentina with a 10 billion dollars equivalent swap

  

  Argentina is negotiating with China a new 10 billon dollars equivalent swap of international reserves support based on the experience of 2009 when the global financial crisis. The new accord should theoretically help Argentina strengthen its international position vis-à-vis the run on the dollar (or the flight from the Peso) and which has cost the Central bank 4 billion dollars so far this year.

• Saturday, May 11th 2013 - 03:25 UTC

  “Malvinas Argentinas” and “One China” policies ratified by Beijing and Buenos Aires

  

  Visiting Chinese Vice-president Li Yuanchao expressed on Friday “full support for Argentina’s sovereign claims over the Malvinas Islands” while his Argentine peer, Amado Boudou matched his words ratifying the ‘one China’ policy.

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 06:26 UTC

  Chinese Vice-president in Argentina to strengthen long-term strategic partnership

  

  China is determined to advance in mutually beneficial cooperation with Argentina visiting Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao said on his arrival on Thursday to Buenos Aires. He underlined that the new Chinese leadership will continue to perceive and develop bilateral relations from a long-term strategic perspective.

• Wednesday, May 8th 2013 - 09:29 UTC

  China fears a US/EU free trade area could become protectionist; looks to Latinamerica

  

  China has raised concerns about European Union plans to negotiate an ambitious free trade deal with the United States, fearing it is a protectionist move and at the same time Beijing new administration is doubling efforts towards Latinamerica and Africa.