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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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10 China theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation occurrenceisperfectlylogical.ItisnocoincidencethatSinoMERCOSURtradefell drasticallyfromJanuary2009.ThehighgrowthperiodinSinoMERCOSURtradehas givenplacetoanewphase.Thefinancialcrisisposesbothseverechallengesandrare opportunitiesforthefurtherdevelopmentofSinoMERCOSURtrade.Onbalance therearemorefavourablethanunfavourableconditions. 3.1 FavourableConditions Together ChinaandMERCOSURconstituteahugemarketcoveringawide area and withrichresourcesandahugepopulation.Bilateraleconomicand tradecooperationbenefitfromsolidfoundations:Chinahasformaldiplomatic relationswiththreeoutofthefourMERCOSURcountries:Brazil Argentina andUruguay.Therearehealthypolitical economicandculturalrelations and nofundamentalconflictsofinterest.Althoughtherearenoformaldiplomatic relationsbetweenChinaandParaguay tradehasalreadystarted.Thereisevery prospectthatChinaand MERCOSUR willdeveloptheireconomicandtrade relations.Itisintheinterestofthepeopleonbothsides aswellasfromthe pointofviewofcooperationbetweendevelopingcountries. Chinahassigned withBrazil ArgentinaandUruguay theintergovernmental tradeagreement andagreementsoneconomicandtechnicalcooperationandonocean goingshipping as wellasonencouragingandprotecting mutualinvestments.In addition China has signed MOUs with the three countries on fishery cooperation tourism cooperationandloanagreements as wellasonenergy cooperation. Chinahasalsoestablishedanintergovernmentalcommitteeoneconomyand tradewithBrazil Argentinaand Uruguaytocoordinatethedevelopmentof bilateraleconomicandtraderelations.Atthesametime Chinas National Developmentand Reform Commission MinistryofCommerce Ministryof Agriculture MinistryofHealth MinistryofTransportation Ministryofthe InformationIndustry GeneralAdministrationofQualitySupervision Inspection andQuarantine NationalTourismAdministration CouncilforthePromotionof InternationalTrade theBankofChinaandtheExportImportBankofChina haveestablishedcooperationwiththeircounterpartsinthethreecountries. Inrecentyears SouthAmericancountriessuchasBrazilandArgentinahave attachedgrowingimportancetoAsianmarketssuchasChinaandIndia.Their enthusiasm for expanding economic and trade relations with China is unprecedented.Theirtraderelations with East Asiancountrieshavebeen intensified. Theoutbreakofthefinancialcrisisheraldsa majorchangeineconomic