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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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50 China theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation environmentalprotection.Inordertominimisemutualsuspicionsandenhance mutualcooperation more inclusive trilateral dialogue forms should be established.Leadershipmatters.Inthelongrun howChinausesitsinfluence andhowtheUSAandtheEUseeChinasincreasingroleinLatinAmericawill haveimplicationsforthefuturedirectionoftheinternationalsystem. 4.犆狅狀犮犾狌狊犻狅狀 BothChinaand Latin Americarepresentakeyfocusoftheirrespective foreignpolicies.Bothsidesareengagingwiththeotherinacomprehensiveway andatvariouslevels.Economiccooperationhasgreatpotentialnotonlyintrade butalsoininvestmentandfinance.ChineseinvestmentinLatinAmericacould helptoupgradethelattersindustryacrosstheboardand minimisethetrade deficitinLatinAmerica.Incomparisontotraditionalculturalandmigrationties betweentheEU theUSAandLatinAmerica Chinasculturallinkageswith LatinAmericaareveryweak.Morepublicdiplomacy culturalexchangesand educationalcooperationareneeded.Bothsidesshouldencouragetheircitizensto gettoknow oneanotherbetterinordertoachievesharedgainsandrealise symmetricalratherthanasymmetricalhopes Dominguez2006 .Mutualpolitical trustandculturalunderstandingcouldhelptodevelopcooperationopportunities andtoimproveeconomiccooperation. ItisnotablethatSinoLatinAmericanrelationshavereachedtheregional andgloballevel beyondthebilateraldimension. 犆犺犻狀犪狊狆狅犾犻犮狔狆犪狆犲狉狅狀犔犪狋犻狀 犃犿犲狉犻犮犪犪狀犱狋犺犲犆犪狉犻犫犫犲犪狀 furtherclarifiesthegoalsofChinaspolicytowards theregionandoutlinesguidingprinciplesforfuturecooperation.Itmarksan importantmilestoneinSinoLatin AmericanrelationsbecauseittreatsLatin Americaasawholeandcoversmanyglobalissues.Chinaaimstoparticipatein dynamicregionalintegration by providing public goods through regional institutions whichcanpromoteChinassoftpowerintheregionand make bilateralrelations moresustainable.Globalissuessuchascombatingclimate change disasterreduction povertyalleviationandnontraditionalsecurityissues wereincludedinthepolicypaper whichmeansthatLatinAmericancountries willbetreatedasimportantpartnersindealing withglobalchallenges.As emergingeconomies Mexico Argentina BrazilandChinashouldbecomemoreactive andcooperativeinshapingamorefavourableworldfordevelopingcountries. Obviously ChinasexpandingpresenceinLatinAmericawillaffectthird partyintereststosomeextent.Whatismostimportant however istoregard trilateralrelationsaswinwinratherthanaszerosum.Chinasinvolvementin theregionsinstitutionalnetworkswillmakeitsbehaviourmorepredictableand