Xi says China supports Latin American countries in safeguarding regional peace, stability

BEIJING -- China supports Latin American countries in upholding independence and self-reliance, pursuing foreign cooperation based on their national interests, and safeguarding regional peace and stability, President Xi Jinping said here on Tuesday when holding talks with President of the Republic of Ecuador Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azín.

Xi stressed that China has always maintained that the status of the Latin American and Caribbean region as a zone of peace should not be shaken, the course of development and revitalization of Latin American and Caribbean countries should not be disrupted, and the right of Latin American and Caribbean countries to independently choose their cooperation partners should not be interfered with.