Bilateral relations between Ecuador and China: recent developments
Photo: Presidencia de la República del Ecuador.
According to an article from the media outlet Primicias, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Guo Jiakun, stated that the Asian nation is in disposition to collaborate with Ecuador and mutually develop the bilateral relations between the two countries.
This Tuesday, June 17 of the present year 2025, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the relations between Ecuador and the People’s Republic of China are in a good moment of development.
In that line, spokesperson Guo Jiakun expressed that Quito and Beijing are comprehensive strategic partners, and highlighted the fact that in this year 2025, the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between both nations was fulfilled.
Regarding a possible high-level bilateral meeting between the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, and his counterpart of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, spokesperson Jiakun mentioned not knowing information about it.
But the Ecuadorian government minister, José De la Gasca, stated that there is a possibility that both leaders hold a bilateral meeting, since, according to the minister, the other nations, including the Asian one, are witnessing the positive work being carried out in Ecuador.
Specifically, Minister De la Gasca mentioned that “The president has had an international tour that places the country in a position where the powers begin to see you as a serious country to talk to, especially after having been in the United Nations Security Council.”
However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador, Gabriela Sommerfeld, confirmed this past Tuesday, June 17, that the first destination of Daniel Noboa’s next international presidential tour will be the People’s Republic of China.
Minister Sommerfeld stated for the news outlet Primera Plana that this international tour will begin next June 22 of the present year, and will start with an official visit to China, where President Daniel Noboa will participate in the Summer World Economic Forum and hold various meetings, among them, one with the Prime Minister of the Asian nation, Li Qiang.
Last but not least, it is worth mentioning that Ecuador and China have had various recent meetings, such as the attendance of the Minister of Economy, Sarinha Moya, at the IV Ministerial Meeting of the China–CELAC Forum, where she held bilateral meetings with representatives of Chinese banks and public officials of that nation.
* Original text in Spanish. Translated by Large Language Model (LLM) technology.
Main Source:
China destaca que las relaciones con Ecuador tienen un “buen ritmo de desarrollo” – Primicias
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