China’s Xi Warns Against Outside Interference in Latin America : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Xi and Noboa backed deeper trade and investment ties, with China reporting 20% bilateral trade growth in the first half of 2026.
- On Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Ecuador Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azín at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, following a formal welcome ceremony.
- Marking the 10th anniversary of their comprehensive strategic partnership, Xi emphasized China's long-term perspective on bilateral relations, noting that progress has benefited from the China-Ecuador free trade agreement.
- Xi and Noboa agreed to implement cooperation projects in energy, minerals, infrastructure, finance, and the digital economy, with Noboa expressing Ecuador's willingness to expand exports to China and welcome investment.
- Multiple cooperation documents covering green industries, the digital economy and people's livelihoods were signed following the talks, with Noboa saying Ecuador-China relations have entered a new stage bringing tangible benefits.
- Noboa affirmed Ecuador's support for China's sovereignty and position on the Taiwan question, while Xi stressed that Latin American and Caribbean countries retain the right to independently choose their cooperation partners.
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The map of China’s free trade agreements (FTAs) in Latin America has a particularity: it draws an almost continuous line from the Southern Cone to Central America. Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua have existing agreements with Beijing. Honduras negotiates its own, while Colombia studies this possibility. Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa’s visit to China puts the focus back on those links. Noboa, who is in the Asian country from Aug…
China’s Xi Warns Against Outside Interference in Latin America : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Chinese President Xi Jinping defended Latin America’s “independence and self-reliance” during talks with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, arguing that countries in the region should be free to build international partnerships based on their own interests. Xi made the comments yesterday at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, where he received Noboa during the Ecuadorian leader’s first state visit to China. “China supports Latin American countri…
Xi Jinping also said that the status of Latin America and the Caribbean should not be weakened as a zone of peace
Xi Jinping Defends Latin America’s ‘Independence’ by Welcoming Daniel Noboa in China · Global Voices
At his meeting, the Ecuadorian president assured Xi that Ecuador and China enter “a new stage of relationship.” See the details of the meeting.
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