Colombia keen to lift trade ties with China

Colombian businesses are hoping to further deepen trade links with China, encouraged by the country's exports to the key market surpassing $1.1 billion in the first half of the year.

"Trade with China has increased enormously. Today, we have exports that have diversified considerably …exports such as fashion, food, and coffee augur a remarkably interesting market for the coming years," said Carlos Ronderos, chairman of the board of directors of the Colombia-China Chamber of Investment and Commerce.

In tandem with the growing ties, there is also great interest in expanding cultural exchanges between the two countries.