More firms encouraged to invest in Colombia

President Xi Jinping expressed support on Wednesday for Chinese companies doing business in Colombia, or planning to do so, and said he looked forward to expanding areas of cooperation.

"We support Chinese enterprises investing in Colombia," Xi said during a meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in the Philippine capital Manila on Wednesday.

Xi was attending the 23rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' meeting, on Wednesday and Thursday. Though Colombia is not an official member, Santos was invited as an observer.