“China and Celac to map out cooperation plan”

CHINA/ SURINAME — China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) will put into writing a five-year cooperation plan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday. The plan — together with the Beijing Declaration, and the Regulations on China-Celac forum — will be the major outcome of the first China-CELAC forum ministerial meeting, Xi said in his opening remarks. The plan (2015-2019) will have specific measures for overall cooperation between China and Latin America, covering politics, security, trade, investment, finance, infrastructure, energy, resources, industry, agriculture, science and people-to-people exchange…[+]