Latin America benefits from dividends of Belt and Road

President Xi Jinping's official visits to Argentina and Panama, following his attendance at the just concluded G20 Leaders' Summit in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires on the weekend, will turn a new page in China's relations with these two countries and help further enhance reciprocal cooperation between China and Latin America.

In his meeting with Argentine President Mauricio Macri on Sunday, the two leaders agreed to jointly open up a new era for the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. They also vowed to continue cooperation on various infrastructure projects, energy and agriculture while promoting collaboration in such fields as culture, education, tourism and environmental protection.

Both China and Argentina are major developing countries and emerging-market economies, and both are staunch supporters of multilateralism and an open and inclusive global economy. Their pledge to foster even closer bilateral ties will cater to the interests of both countries and offer support to the global economic system as well as contribute to China's relationship with Latin America.