Regional development, cooperation strengthened at bilateral leaders' meetings

Editor's Note: President Xi Jinping held a series of bilateral meetings on Thursday with foreign leaders on the sidelines of the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in San Francisco.

Mexico

President Xi Jinping called for strengthening strategic coordination between China and Mexico and enhancing cooperation in various fields to push bilateral relations to a new level, during his meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Xi pointed out that the friendship between China and Mexico has withstood the test of time and the strategic, complementary and mutually beneficial nature of China-Mexico relations has become increasingly prominent.

Both countries understand and support each other on issues concerning their core interests and major concerns, he said.

Xi highlighted bilateral cooperation in areas such as railways, automobiles and new energy, and underlined the need for both countries to deepen cooperation in the traditional field of infrastructure construction, expand collaboration in the emerging industries of finance and electric vehicles, and deepen their partnership in drug control enforcement.

Both sides should strengthen multilateral coordination, firmly uphold multilateralism and the democratization of international relations and safeguard international fairness and justice as well as the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries, he said.

Noting that next year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum, Xi said that China is willing to work with Mexico to promote the steady and long-term development of China-Latin America relations.

Lopez expressed gratitude to China for its assistance in Mexico's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and its support after Mexico was recently hit by a severe hurricane.

Mexico will adhere to its friendly policy toward China as always, firmly support each other, and facilitate Chinese enterprises' investment in Mexico, he said, adding that Mexico is willing to closely cooperate with China in multilateral affairs and actively promote relations between Latin America and China.