China calls for closer ties with Latin America

Officials support stronger partnership to promote South-South collaboration

A senior Communist Party of China official called on Tuesday for enhancing unity and cooperation between China and Latin American and Caribbean countries to promote a more just and equitable international order amid the complex evolution of the international landscape.

Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, made the remark in Beijing at the fourth China-CELAC Political Parties' Forum, themed "Gathering Political Party Strength for a China-LAC Community with a Shared Future". CELAC refers to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.

"We must proactively shoulder the historical responsibility of safeguarding the common interests of the Global South countries, promoting the development of the international order toward a more just and equitable direction," Liu said.