Closer ties with China spur development in Latin America

MEXICO CITY - Strengthening ties with China can boost economic diversity and spur development in Latin America and the Caribbean, experts said.

"China is opening a door in Latin America and the Caribbean that leads to progress in development, and provides opportunities for countries such as Mexico, Brazil and Argentina that need to diversify their economies," Mexican expert on international relations Ulises Granados told Xinhua News Agency.

Granados, who is coordinator for the Asia-Pacific Studies Program at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico, said that China's interest in the region offers "a road map to strengthen Chinese-Latin American cooperation and integration toward progress on both sides".