Xi Jinping to Speak at China-CELAC Forum May 13 Amid Colombia BRI Move and U.S. Trade Concerns

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Updated May 12, 2025, 12:09 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to attend and deliver a speech at the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum in Beijing on May 13, 2025. The event will bring together representatives from Latin America, including the presidents of Brazil, Colombia, and Chile, as well as Mexico's Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente. The forum aims to strengthen cooperation between China and Latin American countries. Colombia's recent decision to join China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has highlighted the growing strategic competition between China and the United States in the region.

This move has raised concerns about potential trade retaliation from the U.S., as Latin American countries seek to build closer ties with China amid apprehensions over U.S. trade policies. China has proposed expanding its strategic partnership with Latin America and criticized U.S. unilateralism, signaling a push for greater coordination with CELAC countries against what it terms "hegemonic selfishness" by the United States.

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