China, Colombia sign cooperation plan on BRI
- On May 14, 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed a cooperation plan in Beijing during the fourth China-CELAC ministerial meeting.
- Colombia officially joined the Belt and Road Initiative this year, coinciding with the 45th year of diplomatic ties between the two countries and encouraging efforts to enhance bilateral cooperation.
- Xi emphasized expanding collaboration in trade, infrastructure, green minerals, emerging fields like AI and wind energy, and strengthening people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.
- Xi announced a commitment of $9.2 billion in financing to aid development and expressed China’s readiness to increase imports of high-quality Colombian goods while encouraging Chinese firms to invest in Colombia.
- The agreement signals China’s growing influence in Latin America and suggests both countries aim to deepen political trust, enhance mutual support, and promote shared development amid a complex international environment.
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China, Colombia Sign Cooperation Plan on BRI
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who is here for the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2025. (Photo/Xinhua) Beijing - China and Colombia should take the latter's formal accession to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as an opportunity to upgrade bilateral coopera…
China, Colombia sign deal on Belt and Road cooperation
China and Colombia signed a deal Wednesday that will bring Bogota into President Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road initiative, Beijing’s state media said, a sign of the country’s deepening influence in Latin America. The agreement came on the sidelines of a gathering of leaders from the region in the Chinese capital during which Xi also pledged $9.2 billion in credit towards “development”. After a meeting on Wednesday morning between Xi and C…
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