what is latin america saying about china? - Inter

WHAT IS LATIN AMERICA SAYING ABOUT CHINA?
OCTOBER 8 - 14, 2011
The following articles on China and China-Latin America interactions appeared
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between October 8 and October 14 in Latin American and Caribbean popular press.
ARGENTINA
Los chinos en la Argentina, más allá del supermercado
La Nación, October 10, 2011
LA NACION describes the lives and culture of Chinese immigrants in Argentina.
Economista española dice que China será clave para Argentina
Diario Jornada, October 13, 2011
Chief economist for emerging markets at BBVA, Alicia García-Herrero, argued that this will be "the century of Asia,” stressed the key role
that China will play in the world economy, and recommended that Argentina and Brazil take advantage of phenomenal growth in China’s
middle class.
China enfría la economía y genera temor
Diario Jornada, October 14, 2011
Due to the slowdown in exports from China to the United States, Japan, and Europe, China's trade surplus fell by 12.4% in September.
Ratifican acuerdo para compra a China de vagones para subte
Diario Hoy, October 14, 2011
The Argentine government has ratified an agreement to purchase 65 Chinese-made subway cars from for the "A" line in Buenos Aires.
BOLIVIA
Diputados aprueban convenios de cooperación económica y técnica entre Bolivia y China
Los Tiempos, October 7, 2011
The Chamber of Deputies ratified four economic and technical agreements between Bolivia and China that were signed in Beijing in
2007.
Evo Morales garantiza nuevo ingenio en Huanuni
FM Bolivia, October 12, 2011
China's Bigstar will build components for the Huanuni Mining Company (EMH), located in Oruro, Bolivia.
BRAZIL
Walmart aponta China e Brasil como investimentos prioritários
Economia IG, October 10, 2011
Nearly one-third of Walmart’s total expenditure this year will go toward international operations mainly in China and Brazil.
Mantega: se crise afetar China, Brasil poderá ser atingido
Terra Brasil, October 10, 2011
Brazil’s finance minister, Guido Mantega, believes that the financial crisis is "chronic" and could become "acute.” According to Mantego,
Brazil would be negatively affected by slowing Chinese economic growth.
Chinesa Great Wall prepara fábrica no Brasil
Quatro Rodas, October 10, 2011
Chinese automaker Great Wall is planning a "major investment" in Brazil, the fourth largest automotive market in the world.
Chinesa CNPC discute com Alckmin investir no pré-sal
Veja, October 11, 2011
The vice-president of the Chinese National Petroleum Company (CNPC), Zhang Hanliang, said that his company seeks national and
international partners to invest in oil drilling. He met with Governor of Sao Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB), at the Palácio dos
Bandeirantes.
Chineses fazem nova ofensiva de olho na soja e em lavouras
DCI, October 13, 2011
Two groups of Chinese officials gathered in Sao Paulo and Goias to discuss future agricultural investments.
EUA defendem China contra medidas do Brasil
Portos e Navios, October 14, 2011
China and other Asian countries have an unexpected ally against Brazilian barriers on imports of clothing and shoes – the U.S. clothing
and footwear industry has also complained about Brazil’s protectionist measures.
CHILE
Estudiantes de la Universidad Santa María comienzan gira por China
La Otra Voz, October 11, 2011
A group of students from Santa Maria University departed for a ten-day educational trip to China.
Secundarios funan a Golborne en visita a Copiapó
El Ciudadano, October 12, 2011
The Minister of Public Infrastructure of Chile, Laurence Golborne went to Copiapó to inaugurate a statue entitled “Por la paz,” which was
gifted by the Chinese government following the 2010 rescue of Chilean miners.
Viña celebra a la Cultura China con su semana
El Martutino, October 12, 2011
"Chinese Culture Week in Viña del Mar" will take place between October 17 and 21.
COLOMBIA
DHL lanzó en Colombia el portal de negocios con China.
LatinPyme, October 10, 2011
Through its DHL Express business unit and the support of the Global Network of Export, RGX, DHL launched a Business in China website
(http://www.dhlbusinesstochina.com) aimed at providing information, advice, and online tools for small- and medium-sized businesses
in Colombia.
Las exportaciones a Asia cayeron en agosto
BusinessCol, October 12, 2011
In August, overall Colombian exports grew by 50.5 percent , but exports to Korea fell 61.3 percent , exports to Japan fell 16.2 percent,
and exports to China fell 9.6 percent.
Llega a Bogotá el Ballet Folclórico de China, Guangxi, por primera vez en Colombia
La Republica, October 13, 2011
China’s Guanxi Province ballet will perform in Bogotá from October 14 to the 15 at the Teatro Colsubsidio.
En un bosque de la China...
El Colombiano, October 14, 2011
Impressions from a Colombian traveler in China.
COSTA RICA
Costa Rica buscar atraer turistas chinos
94.3 Reloj, October 13, 2011
Costa Rica is seeking to attract more Chinese tourists.
País negocia crédito blando con China para ampliar vía a Limón
La Nación, October 13, 2011
Costa Rican leaders decided to change Chinese financing for the expansion of a four-lane highway from a grant to soft loan.
Costa Rica podría jugar en China el próximo año
Monumental, October 13, 2011
Costa Rican Ambassador Marco Vinicio Ruiz is organizing a friendly soccer match between Costa Rica and China that will take place next
year.
CUBA
Cuba participará en campeonato internacional de coctelería de China
Prensa Latina, October 10, 2011
A Cuban delegation will attend the 2012 International Cocktail Championship, which will take place in China.
Diplomática china en Cuba contra injerencia en Siria
Prensa Latina, October 13, 2011
Chinese ambassador to Cuba, Liu Yugim, expressed China’s opposition to international interference in Syria.
Entregan en Shanghai segundo buque granelero para Cuba
Granma, October 14, 2011
A ceremony took place in China to hand over 10 Chinese-built bulk carriers to Cuba.
Canciller chino visitará Bahamas próxima semana
Prensa Latina, October 14, 2011
China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yang Jiechi, will visit the Bahamas next week after visiting Denmark.
ECUADOR
Convenio para que China construya hospital cancela Ecuador
Radio Equinoccio, October 8, 2011
The Ecuadorian government decided that a hospital in the Amazonian town of Puyo will no longer be built by the Chinese government.
Ecuador buscará financiamiento múltiple para Refinería del Pacífico
Andes, October 11, 2011
President Rafael Correa said that Ecuador will seek multiple financing options for the construction of the Pacific Refinery, which is
located in the coastal province of Manabí.
El mapa petrolero del Ecuador ahora tiene 60 bloques
El Comercio, October 13, 2011
According to Ramiro Hunt, Ecuador’s Secretary of Hydrocarbons, bids on oil fields will be placed next year by the following firms: ENAP
(Chile), Andes (China), Sinopec (China), Agip (Italy), PDVSA (Venezuela), Turkish Petroleum (Turkey), Petrovietnam (Vietnam), Korean
National Oil (South Korea), ANCAP (Uruguay), and Ecopetrol (Colombia).
Ecuatorianos evalúan bien a España y a EE.UU. y mal a vecinos
Terra Ecuador, October 14, 2011
According to a recent survey conducted by Flacso Ecuador, Ecuadorians tend to see China as an ally and not a threat.
GUATEMALA
China o China
El Periódico, October 5, 2011
Acisclo Valladares Molina talks about the diplomatic relations between Guatemala, Taipei, and Beijing.
MEXICO
Complace a Yucatán el final del 'boom' de productos chinos
Sipse, October 8, 2011
China’s maquiladora-type manufacturing “boom” is declining due to an increase in operating costs. Mexico should find opportunity in
Chinese manufacturing sector decline.
Aumenta 36% el ingreso de chinos a México en un año
Notisitema, October 9, 2011
In one year, Mexico has seen a 36 percent increase in Chinese migration, according to the National Migration Institute.
Comercio internacional de México crecerá 70% para 2025
El Economista, October 10, 2011
International trade flows in Mexico will grow about 70% by the end of 2025. According to HSBC, Mexico will also remain an important
trade route between North America and Latin America. Trade flows with China are also expected to grow significantly.
PERU
China será el principal socio económico a fines de este año
Pueblo y Sociedad Noticias, October 8, 2011
China will soon replace the U.S. as Peru’s largest trading partner according to trade figures over the first seven months of 2011.
Diplomáticos peruanos aprenden chino mandarín para impulsar relaciones entre ambos países
Andina, October 10, 2011
Peru’s Foreign Ministry has started a program to teach its staff Mandarin Chinese.
EEUU y China son los principales proveedores de bienes de Perú con el 20% y 17% del total cada uno
Andina, October 12, 2011
The United States is still Peru’s main supplier of goods with 20 percent of total imports to Peru. China comes in second with 17 percent
according to a report by Sunat.
Designan a Gonzalo Gutiérrez embajador del Perú en China
La República, October 12, 2011
Gonzalo Alonso Gutierrez Reinel was appointed Peruvian Ambassador to China.
URUGUAY
Aladi y China profundizan relaciones
Uruguay al Día, October 11, 2011
The Secretary General of the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI), Carlos Chacho Alvarez, and China’s Ambassador to Uruguay,
Qu Shengwu, agreed to deepen relations.
VENEZUELA
Semana cultural de China en Venezuela llega a su fin con ópera El Cisne
Radio Nacional de Venezuela, October 10, 2011
Chinese cultural week in Venezuela concluded with China’s “Wild Swans” opera.
REGIONAL
China bajará sus importaciones de soja en el cuarto trimestre
América Economía, October 10, 2011
China will only import 14.2 million tons of soy in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to China’s National Clearinghouse of Grains and
Oils (Cngoic).
Cobre avanza alentado por datos de inflación en China
América Economía, October 14, 2011
Copper rose on Friday, boosted by positive expectations following the release of Chinese inflation data and a sense that European Union
leaders are closer to finding a solution to the debt crisis.
Operadores estiman que Codelco ofrecerá una menor prima de cobre para China
América Economía, October 14, 2011
In 2010, Codelco is likely to reduce its copper rate by up to 5% for Chinese buyers.