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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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EnergySecurityandClimateChangeinRelationsbetweentheEU Chinaand 81 LatinAmerica:MajorChallengesandAreasforInternationalCooperation targetsitwillneed23millionhectares andsomustlookbeyonditsbordersfor newcultivablelands.Withinthesametimehorizon LACwillneedonly9per centofitsarablelandtosatisfyitsownbiofuelneeds leavinggreatpotentialfor newcrops.Thus itisestimatedthatdemandinLAC willincrease possibly affectingtheregionsruralenvironment CEPAL2008:2122 Asaconsequence theEUstrategyforbiofuelshaslaiddownthreemain objectives twoofthem aimingtopromotebiofuelproductionin developing countries whileatthesametimeexpressingitscommitmenttosustainable developmentandcompetitiveness EC2006:4 In2007 withastrategysimilartoonepreviouslyimplementedbytheUS theEUforgedastrategicalliancewithBrazil includingcooperationinrenewable energy especiallyin biofuelsandenergytechnologiesbased onlow carbon emissions as wellasincreasedenergyefficiency.Brazilisthe mainregional exporterofenergytotheEU followedbyGuatemalaandPeru. Itisimportanttonotethat besidesthiskindofexchange bothregions havedifferentregionalobjectives.FortheEU theprioritiesaretoensureits energysupply toimproveenergyefficiencyandtocompleteitsinternalenergy market.TheLACregionisaimingatclimatechangemitigation thepreservation ofbiodiversity and the prevention of natural disasters. These different perspectivesshouldmakecooperationbetweenthetworegionsveryfruitful. 5.犆犺犻狀犪犔犃犆犚犲犾犪狋犻狅狀狊狅狀犈狀犲狉犵狔犪狀犱犈狀狏犻狉狅狀犿犲狀狋犪犾犐狊狊狌犲狊 Eventhough China andthe LAC region are nominally bothinthe developing category theyareclearlynotthesame.Moreover China likethe EU operatesinLatinAmericaasadonor investorandsupplierofgoods.In thissense ChinaviewsitsrelationswithLAC fromastrategicviewpoint as directedtowards building comprehensive and cooperative partnership ChineseGovernment2008 ), alongthesamelinesastheobjectivesproposedby theEUand recently bytheUnitedStates.Tradestatisticsillustratethisvery well:inthepastdecade commercebetweenChinaandtheLACcountrieshas increasedtenfold risingfrom USD12.595billionin2000toUSD120.61billion in2009 SELA2010:21 .Since2007 ChinaLACbusinesssummitshavetaken placeonanannualbasis helpingtoincreasetradeandinvestment. In2008 theChinesegovernmentissueditsfirstpolicypaperonLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean.InitsWhitePaperontheLACregion Chinaoutlinesrelationsin fourareas: politics ,( economics ,( cultureandsocialpolicyand peace securityandlegalaffairs.ChinaspolicypaperonLACisa34pointstrategy oneof which intheareaofeconomics isdevotedto ResourceandEnergyCooperation