As China adjusts its economic structure and upgrades consumption, an increasing number of "Latin American flavors" have found their way onto the dinner tables of Chinese people, bringing more opportunities for agricultural product trade between China and Latin America.
Calling China a market important to Latin American countries, Duque expressed Colombia's hope to expand exports of agricultural products, including coffee, flowers and beef, to China and provide Chinese consumers "with the type of flavors they are searching for."
He said that Colombia is open to discussion on the Belt and Road Initiative, hoping to form a bilateral plan to guide the development of Colombia-China ties for the next 40 years.
Duque welcomes investment from Chinese enterprises into projects of ports, airports and roads in Colombia.
"Having better connectivity, that's why we want to have direct flights from Shanghai to Bogota, and also from Beijing," he said. "I consider that we can match both visions, and with that strengthen the diplomatic bilateral relationship."
The aggregate investment Colombia received from China is still "very small," considering the size of both economies, Duque noted, saying Colombia is pushing hard to attract greater investment from China so as to accelerate the economic growth of both countries.
Currently, the annual number of Chinese tourists to Colombia is only 15,000, a "very low" figure according to Duque, who expressed hope that the platform of Baidu can be used to boost tourism, cultural and academic exchanges between both countries.
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