Peruvian president concludes Shenzhen trip as first stop of her China visit

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Peruvian president concludes Shenzhen trip as first stop of her China visit

2024-06-27 10:58 Last Updated At：19:17

Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra concluded her Shenzhen trip in south China on Wednesday as the first stop of her five-day state visit to China.

Boluarte arrived in China on Tuesday to begin her state visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the tech hub of Shenzhen being the first stop on her packed itinerary, which will also include political and business meetings in Shanghai and Beijing.

Visiting top Chinese companies, like Huawei and BYD, was on Boluarte’s agenda in Shenzhen as her delegation looks to boost cooperation in the fields of science and technology.

At the headquarters of Huawei, President Boluarte held a meeting with the company’s top officials. An agreement was signed for the training of professionals in new information technology.

The two sides have agreed to train 20,000 talents over the next five years to help Peru's technological development.

At Chinese EV maker BYD, Chairman Wang Chuanfu showed the model of its automatic assembly production line, as well as its nail penetration test, the safest and most stringent for the company's blade battery used in new energy vehicles.

Some of the delegates praised China's high-tech development, and called for more investment in Peru.

"We have copper, we have lithium, we have everything what (that) you need to build cars. So we will be part of the supply chain and welcome China in Peru also," Karsten Kunckel, president of Board of Directors of the Automotive Association of Peru.

Boluarte also paid a visit to Nanshan Museum, which is currently exhibiting a collection of nearly 170 artifacts from 14 museums in Peru, offering a window into the fascinating world of Andean civilization.

After the stop in Shenzhen, Boluarte left for Shanghai on Wednesday night, and will then go to the capital Beijing for a meeting with Xi.

Experts expect the visit to take economic, political and cultural cooperation between the two countries to a more advanced level.

54th OAS General Assembly held in Asuncion, with focus on regional security

2024-06-29 22:29 Last Updated At：23:07

The 54th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) was held in Asuncion, Paraguay from Wednesday to Friday, with a focus on integration and security for the sustainable regional development.

Attending the assembly were representatives from OAS member states, 74 permanent observers and some civil society organizations.

Under the theme of "Integration and Security for the Sustainable Development of the Region," the delegations expressed their pleas for peace, democracy, equality and multilateral work among countries.

Hours before the opening ceremony in Asuncion, the situation in Bolivia, a neighboring country to Paraguay, was top on the agenda.

According to the Bolivian government, Gen. Juan Jose Zuniga on Wednesday led the attempted coup in Palacio Quemado, the government palace, which is located in Murillo Square in the city of La Paz, in a failed bid to oust President Luis Arce from office.

"We do have a very deep concern about the indigenous people in Bolivia, and hopefully this coup d'etat that didn't happen, that things go smoothly," said Clement Chartier, former president of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples.

The assembly also dedicated its statements to the improvement of democracy in Haiti and also to the promotion of human rights throughout the continent. A resolution was approved for continued efforts toward the immediate restoration of security, and the strengthening of humanitarian aid in Haiti.

Haiti has long suffered serious political and social crises, especially after then President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in 2021. There are around 200 armed gangs in the country disturbing the social order. The rise of armed gangs, the surge of violence incidents and the increase of lynching cases have forced Haitians to live in humanitarian disasters in terms of safety, health care and food supplies.