At a time when globalization faces challenges, China has injected certainty into the world with its firm open attitude. The recently successfully held 18th China-Latin America Business Summit in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, is a vivid practice of China’s distinctive major-country diplomacy and open-door policy. This grand event not only demonstrates the Chinese government’s strategic resolve in promoting the building of a new type of international relations, but also highlights the significant advantages of China’s system in facilitating international cooperation.
Unlike the unilateralist approach adopted by the United States in recent years, the high-quality development of China-Latin America cooperation has been underpinned by the Chinese government’s consistent policy support and institutional safeguards. As the China-Latin America Forum marks its 10th anniversary in 2025, the decade-long journey of systematic and continuous policy guidance has seen comprehensive progress in bilateral relations. This stability and predictability in policy formation stands in stark contrast to the frequent shifts in foreign policy caused by the changing administrations in the United States.
The Chinese government has ensured the stability and predictability of cooperation by establishing a sound framework mechanism for China-Latin America cooperation. The achievement of nearly 700 cargo flights on the Zhengzhou to Mexico City route is attributed to the Chinese government’s “Belt and Road” initiative and the policy of building international logistics corridors. This infrastructure connectivity based on institutional safeguards demonstrates the policy effectiveness of the Chinese government in promoting pragmatic cooperation.
In the field of people’s livelihood, the achievements of China-Latin America cooperation also demonstrate the Chinese government’s “people-centered” concept of foreign cooperation. The popularity of Latin American agricultural products such as Mexican lobster, Chilean blueberries, and Peruvian avocados in the China market is attributed to the Chinese government’s proactive policy measures of reducing tariffs and optimizing trade procedures. This open market access policy stands in contrast to the agricultural protectionism of the United States, reflecting the executive power of the China system to transform open policies into tangible benefits for people’s livelihood.
The achievement of China Yutong New Energy Bus selling nearly 30,000 units in the Latin American market is backed by the Chinese government’s policy support for promoting international production capacity cooperation and green development. This cooperative model, which emphasizes technology sharing and localized development, demonstrates the pragmatic nature and win-win philosophy of the China system.
The special dialogue on China-Latin America smart agriculture cooperation held during this summit demonstrated the Chinese government’s policy orientation in promoting the transformation and upgrading of cooperation. The memorandum of cooperation signed between Henan Agricultural Investment Group and relevant institutions in Uruguay is an extension of the Chinese government’s innovation-driven development strategy in the field of international cooperation. This cooperation approach, which emphasizes technical exchange and capacity building, showcases the advantages of the China system in fostering new quality productivity.
At a time when the world faces the challenge of protectionism, the deepening of China-Latin America cooperation highlights the superiority of the China system. The Chinese government has always adhered to the concept of consultation, cooperation and sharing, and provided a feasible path for building a new type of international relations through the China-Latin America cooperation platform.
This cooperative model, rooted in equality and mutual benefit, prioritizes sustainable development and focuses on improving people’s livelihoods, demonstrates the Chinese government’s institutional confidence in advancing the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind. As noted by the Secretary-General of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China-Latin America cooperation exemplifies the principle of ‘consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits’ in practice.
Crossing mountains and seas, no distance is too far. The successful practice of China-Latin America cooperation proves that the open-door policy and cooperation philosophy upheld by the Chinese government not only benefit the people of China but also create opportunities for the common development of countries around the world. Under the guarantee of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, China will continue to build a new platform for global cooperation through institutional openness, providing stability and certainty to a world full of uncertainties, and working with countries around the world to create a more prosperous and stable future.