Chinese companies bring lasting 'radical change' to Ecuador

QUITO - China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative has offered an opportunity to develop Ecuador's infrastructure and achieve connectivity to enhance its trade, tourism and business ties with the rest of the world.

Chinese companies are currently working on projects along the country's northern Pacific coast, an area hard hit by a powerful earthquake in April 2016.

Financial support from the Chinese government, along with the participation of Chinese consortium China Road and Bridge Corporation-China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation, have helped launch large-scale infrastructure projects in the northern provinces of Manabi and Esmeraldas.