The conditions are now ripe for the quality of the economic and trade relationship between China and Latin America and the Caribbean to be stepped up, according to a recently launched ECLAC document.
The study People's Republic of China and Latin America and the Caribbean. Ushering in a new era in the economic and trade relationship was launched by ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena, during a visit to Chile by the Chinese Vice-President, Xi Jinping.
According to this document, the region's current economic and trade conditions are highly conducive to moving towards a new stage in trade and investment relations with China and Asia- Pacific.
According to ECLAC, China has become a strategic trading partner for Latin America and the Caribbean, and there are considerable opportunities for export and investment agreements in fields such as mining, energy,
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