Posted on 01/24/2005 11:03:48 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
MEXICO CITY (AP) -
China's vice president expressed a strong desire to increase economic and diplomatic cooperation with Mexico while meeting Monday with Mexican lawmakers, cabinet ministers and business leaders.
Chinese Vice President Zeng Quinghong and Mexican President Vicente Fox on Monday signed an agreement to stimulate tourism between their countries and approved new agricultural protocols designed to promote Mexican avocado exports and Chinese apple exports.
"China and Mexico are partners in cooperation, instead of rivals in competition," Zeng told a gathering of government and business officials in Mexico City. "May we take advantage of the opportunity and work together to face the challenges and carry the Chinese-Mexican strategic relationship to a new level."
Mexico is China's second-largest trading partner in Latin America. In August, Mexican ministers traveled to China where both sides agreed to promote agricultural trade and review health regulations that will allow the free movement of respective products in the future.
Zeng visited the Senate, thanking senators for not meeting with the Dalai Lama when the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader visited Mexico in October.
China accuses the Dalai Lama of seeking independence for Tibet, which leaders say would split the Chinese motherland. He has said he wants only autonomy for Tibet in order to protect its distinctive Buddhist culture.
Mexico and communist China established formal diplomatic relations in 1972, and all Mexican presidents have visited China since Luis Echeverria went there in 1973.
Zeng's three-day visit to Mexico is the first leg of a five-nation trip to Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Oh. Goodie gum drops.
Homeland Security Agents Force Plane to Land in San Antonio
Had some chinese aboard it is thought..
I saw that one, too.
Whooooooo boy.
While we've been eagerly sending so many American jobs out of our country --- figuring some day --- maybe a long ways off --- but some day, we would get some jobs back when those countries became rich enough and would buy American, but it's more likely they'll bypass us all together. Free trade = a very bad investment.
I wonder how long it will be before we hear about an oil deal between China and Mexico. Based on recent events, it won't be long.
Great, just what we need. Chi coms on a sieve like border with our perfidious, gringo hating Mexican "neighbors". War by other means.
Ping
Yeah...this is real special....these two international bandits just laugh at the U.S. as Mexico pumps north all the displaced workers that lost their jobs because China is producing and exporting Mexican goods cheaper.
Good! I hear China needs more people. Surely they won't mind a few million Mexicans immigrating to their country. Of course, we all know what this is about. Since the Mexicans are getting rid of all their unwanted citizens through our border, the Chinese have extra millions that they want to get rid of too. They know the wimps we have in Washington won't do anything about it. What we desperately need is troops on our southern border!
From a national security standpoint this should set of some alarms in the DoD.
It's bad enough that we have an immigration problem because Bush won't seal our southern border, but to have a possible future Chinese presence in a neighboring country is more than just a guest worker issue.
You should sue for copyright infringement 8^)
This should also have the klaxxon blaring as well:
"Visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias said in Beijing Friday that Venezuela and China will have a bright future for their energy cooperation as the two countries enjoy sound political relations and China's economy is developing rapidly." Energy co-op between Venezuela, China - 2004-12-26
WOW! Those Chinese boys are fast workers! They set up relations with Haiti, then S.A. a few weeks ago, and now they're clear up to Mexico! They've been penetrating our Mexican borders for quite a while. Now caught illegally in Texas air space just today!
>Mexico and communist China established formal diplomatic relations in 1972 and all Mexican presidents have visited China since Luis Echaverria went there in 1973<
Kewh! Wonder if GWB knows about this?
FYI
We have a growing trade deficit with Mexico --- so how would it hurt? Trade barriers mean they sell less from us, we keep more wealth.
Oh, it would hurt all right. We'd have threads here running into the hundreds.
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