Tag: China

Friday, June 7th 2013 - 08:03 UTC
Mexico and China leave behind mistrust and agree on strategic partnership

Leaving behind an atmosphere of mistrust, China and Mexico agreed this week to upgrade bilateral ties to comprehensive strategic partnership, and thus opening broad prospects for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.
Tuesday, June 4th 2013 - 07:00 UTC
Mujica calls on Spain for a more active role in the EU/Mercosur trade discussions

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica called on Spain for a more decisive role in the trade and cooperation agreement discussions between Mercosur and the European Union which have been going on for over a decade.
Monday, June 3rd 2013 - 18:04 UTC
Uruguay’s president cancels last leg of European tour on medical advice

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica, 78, cancelled the last leg of his European visit, Italy, saying he was exhausted and suffering from jet-lag. He has been in the road since May 22, with a first official three-day visit to China, later to Spain, the Vatican and to Galicia and the Basque country, from where his family came.
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.