Spokesperson's Remarks｜Specialty products from Latin American and Caribbean companies are CIIE's participants, witnesses and beneficiaries

The seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) kicked off in Shanghai yesterday. Companies from Latin America and the Caribbean who every year travel from the other side of the world with their specialty products to the CIIE are participants, witnesses and more importantly beneficiaries of the event, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.

 Mao made the remarks at a regular press conference in response to the news that Chilean cherries cultivated in high-altitude areas of the snow-capped Andes Mountains made their global debut in the CIIE exhibition hall. Besides, many star products from Latin America, including Peruvian blueberries cultivated in the country's desert areas, have become popular in Chinese supermarkets.

Mao added that thanks to platforms such as the CIIE, Honduran whiteleg shrimp and coffee, Nicaraguan honey and seafood, and other Latin American products have become more popular in China. The Chilean Fruit Exporters Association reached cooperation agreements with multiple Chinese e-commerce platforms, and the Xiamen-São Paulo cross-border e-commerce air express route was launched to bring more Latin American products to Chinese customers.

"The Chinese market is shared by the world. The high-quality Belt and Road cooperation between China and Latin America will further facilitate exchanges that span a hemisphere, and Latin American and the Caribbean countries will find new opportunities and achieve new development in the Chinese market." Mao said. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)