Chinese firms win respect in Latin America
MEXICO CITY - Some have just come, while others have been ploughing on there for years. But no matter how long they have been present in Latin America, Chinese manufacturers, construction groups and service providers are providing a beneficial force to help transform the continent and its people.
Business is by nature profit-oriented, but those from China have shown themselves particularly willing to help empower regional economies, in so doing winning acceptance and approval, according to those interviewed at seven Chinese companies operating in six Latin American countries by Xinhua.
In the outskirts of Havana, the capital of Cuba, China's multinational consumer electronics and home appliances company Haier helped Cuba establish its first ever computer-assembly factory.