Xi says help unconditional

China and Ecuador agree to raise bilateral ties to level of comprehensive strategic partnership

The help that China offers to Ecuador will have no conditions attached, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday as the two countries agreed to raise their bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Xi met with Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa in Quito during his state visit to the South American country. Xi is the first Chinese president to visit Ecuador since diplomatic relations were established in 1980.