In 2017, during his second China visit, Correa and Xi agreed to elevate bilateral ties to the level of a strategic partnership.

In Quito, the two presidents are expected to blueprint the future of bilateral relations and work to further promote the strategic partnership.

"China views and grows its relations with Ecuador from a strategic and long-term perspective," President Xi said in a bylined article on Ecuador's leading newspaper El Telegrafo on Wednesday, one day before his visit.

Despite the long distance, China has become Ecuador's third largest trading partner, with two-way trade reaching 4.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2017, quadrupling in just 10 years.

And Ecuador is now a major destination for Chinese investment and financing in Latin America. Chinese investment and financing in Ecuador has exceeded 10 billion dollars, supporting hundreds of projects including major infrastructure projects such as the Coca Codo Sinclair hydropower plant, seven other hydropower plants and a dozen of highways.

"I look forward to having in-depth exchanges with President Correa and friends from various sectors of Ecuador to take China-Ecuador relations to a new height," Xi said in the article.

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