China Y Alcatel Dialogue

The People’s Republic of China and Latin America and the Caribbean

Dialogue and cooperation for the new challenges of the global economy

Alicia Bárcena

Executive Secretary

Antonio Prado

Deputy Executive Secretary

Osvaldo Rosales

Director of the Division of International Trade and Integration

Ricardo Pérez

Director of the Division of Documents and Publications

The preparation of this document was largely the responsibility of Osvaldo Rosales, Director of the Division of International Trade and Integration of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Technical coordination was handled by Sebastián Herreros. The following people also participated: Mariano Alvarez, José Durán Lima, Tania García-Millán and Nanno Mulder. This document has not been subject to a formal editorial review.

LC/L.3506 • October 2012 © United Nations • Printed in Santiago, Chile 2012-811

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The People’s Republic of China and Latin America and the Caribbean: Dialogue and cooperation for the new challenges of the global economy

Foreword

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has prepared this publication on the occasion of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to ECLAC headquarters, in order to provide current information on trade and investment in Latin America and the Caribbean and the People’s Republic of China, as well as contribute to the discussion on the current signi cance and future implications of closer ties with China and the Asia-Paci c region for regional development. In recent decades, China —along with Asia’s other emerging economies— has become a key factor in understanding globalization trends and perspectives. Owing to its outstanding performance in economic growth, international trade, foreign direct investment and technological innovation, as well as its role as a source of international nancing, China is rapidly redrawing the global economic map. It is strengthening ties between...