Building a Community with a Shared Future
Analysis of China's 3rd Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean. Moving beyond trade towards systemic economic, infrastructure, and social integration.
The 5 Strategic Programs
The policy framework is built upon five comprehensive pillars designed to foster equality, mutual benefit, and innovation.
Solidarity
Political mutual trust, One-China principle, and support for core interests.
Development
Economic integration, trade upgrading, and financial cooperation.
Civilization
Cultural exchanges, education, tourism, and mutual learning.
Peace
Security cooperation, military exchanges, and cyber sovereignty.
Connectivity
People-to-people exchanges, poverty reduction, and local governance.
Trade 2.0: Beyond Extraction
China's strategy signals a move away from raw material extraction. The new focus is on specialty goods, advanced technology, digital services, and green manufacturing capacity.
Strategic Focus Shift (Conceptual)
Relative emphasis in policy language
Strategic Goal: Volume & Balance
The policy paper emphasizes the need to "promote sound and balanced trade."
China aims to manage trade frictions by diversifying the structure and balancing commodity exports with high-tech imports.
Projected Trade Dynamics (Policy Vision)
Financial Integration & De-dollarization
China proposes a toolkit of financial instruments to facilitate trade and investment directly in local currencies.
Local Currency Settlement
Expanding RMB clearing arrangements and currency swaps.
Panda Bonds
Encouraging LAC entities to issue bonds in the Chinese market.
Special Loans & Funds
Dedicated infrastructure loans and production investment funds.
Infrastructure Scope Expansion
Traditional focus vs. New Policy Strategy
The "New Infrastructure" Wave
The policy pivots towards "New Infrastructure", aligning China’s digital capabilities with LAC modernization needs.
Institutional Framework
A dense network of specialized forums drives this cooperation.
China-CELAC Forum
Primary mechanism for regional political dialogue and strategy.
Infrastructure Forum
Specialized venue for discussing connectivity and projects.
Business Summit
Facilitating B2B connections, investment deals, and trade promotion.
Sci-Tech & Innovation Forum
Advancing cooperation in AI, space, and sustainable food systems.