China and Chile are good friends who trust each other and are good partners for win-win cooperation no matter how the international situation changes, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in the Peruvian capital Lima on Friday.
Xi made the remarks when meeting with Chilean President Gabriel Boric on the sidelines of the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.
Noting this was his third meeting with Boric, Xi hailed the long-standing ties between the two countries.
"This is the third meeting between us. From Bangkok, to Beijing, to Lima, every meeting is very pleasant. Chile is the first South American country to establish diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China. History and practice have proved that no matter how the international situation changes, China and Chile are always good friends that trust each other, and good partners for win-win cooperation," he said.
"Next year will mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. China is ready to take it as an opportunity to work with Chile to further strengthen strategic communication, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, share development opportunities and pursue new achievements in practical cooperation through high-level political mutual trust, so as to better benefit the two peoples and promote the building of an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future," said Xi.
Boric told Xi he had obtained a copy of his book on "The Governance of China", and said he also expects ties between the two sides will be continually strengthened.
"Before visiting Peru, I was invited to attend an international book fair in Santiago, where your complete works were exhibited, including this book, along with many works by Chinese poets, writers, and artists. This brings me great joy. The continued development of our bilateral relations in the future will be driven not only by our many cooperative agreements but also by the cultural dialogue and educational exchanges between our two countries," he said.
China, Chile remain good friends, good partners: Xi
China, Chile remain good friends, good partners: Xi
China, Chile remain good friends, good partners: Xi
Expectations are running high among Brazilian researchers, officials and local residents for Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to their country to bring new development opportunities and deeper and wider cooperation.
President Xi will attend the 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro and pay a state visit to Brazil from Nov. 17 to 21 at the invitation of President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Ronnie Lins, director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and Business, said President Xi's attendance at the G20 summit in Rio will contribute to multilateralism. He also emphasized China's unique and rich experience in poverty alleviation, which is worth learning for other countries.
"China plays an important role in promoting global multilateral cooperation, which contributes to the development of countries in the Global South. Additionally, China has accumulated valuable experience in poverty alleviation. These aspects are worth discussing at the summit and learning for other countries," said Lins.
A Brazilian scholar believed China plays an important role in the international community, and also looked forward to its constructive role in promoting multilateralism.
"[It is a] critical moment for this platform to become more inclusive and somehow we can discuss education, financial, environmental protection and things like that. So everybody is looking to China right now, the same in Brazil. Basically the whole Global South, Brazil particularly, are really looking to China right now to be the spearhead, to move towards multilateral organization, more decisive, and I would say at the end of the day more inclusive for the Global South countries," said Fernando Brancoli, an associate professor of International Security, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Former Brazilian Ambassador to China Marcos Caramuru de Paiva said that China is an important participant of the G20 Summit.
"China is a big player in the international reality, in trade and in investment. So China has an enormous importance to each and every topic which is discussed within the G20," said Marcos Caramuru de Paiva, former.
Expectations run high in Brazil for China’s role in advancing Global South development
