China and the President of Mexico on Tuesday agreed to expand bilateral relations, expanding economic and trade relations, including opening of the Chinese market in Mexico tequila and pork imports.
Private meeting, China's Xi Jinping and Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto said that they are transformed into "strategic partnership" relationship, and to take measures to balance their trade, which is largely favorable to China Now go.
Leaders signed a dozen fields, including energy, mining, education and infrastructure memoranda of understanding and cooperation agreements.
"Today, we are giving way to a new kind of relationship between a new phase," Pena Nieto said in a joint statement.
Xi Jinping said that China hopes to better relations with Mexico, which he called "a great friend and in Latin America, an important partner."
In 1972, Mexico and China established diplomatic relations, but relations Pena Nieto's predecessor, the Calderon administration, after cooling, he received the Dalai Lama. Chinese Foreign Ministry said the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama met with interference in China's internal affairs.
Tuesday in a joint statement, Mexico said it recognizes "one China" principle that Tibet and Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory. "
The statement said that Mexico will be able to sell its Chinese pork and tequila, has been discussed for several years things.
Xi Jinping said that China will sign a contract worth more than 10 billion U.S. dollars purchase of Mexican products, but did not provide any details. He also said that in the next three years from 40 Mexican scholarship to study in China will increase the number to 300.
Pena Nieto said the new agreement is aimed at balancing trade between the two countries, and seeks to increase Chinese investment in Mexico. He said that Mexico wants to be a "platform" for Chinese enterprises in the region's trade with other countries.
Now, the worst in Latin America, Mexico's trade balance with China. In 2012, Mexico to China sold just over $ 570 million U.S. dollars of goods, while imports nearly $ 5.7 billion of Chinese products.
Wednesday, Xi Jinping Meets with Mexican senators and business executives, and plans to visit (Thursday) Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula Mayan archaeological sites.
Chinese leaders, and then to the United States, this will be the last leg of his visit to the Western Hemisphere. Previously, he met in Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean leaders to visit the Central American country of Costa Rica.
 
 



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