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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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82 China theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation Thematterisaddressedverybrieflyandgenerally statingonlythat the Chinesesidewishestoexpandanddeepenmutuallybeneficialcooperationwith LatinAmericanandCaribbeancountriesinresourcesandenergywithinbilateral cooperationframeworks ChineseGovernment2008 Intheenergysector ChinahasgrowinginterestsinLAC:alliances loans andinvestmentsinminerals carbon gasandpetroleum mainlywithBraziland Venezuela.Butenvironmentalissuesstillarenotonthebilateralagenda. Chinahasbeenconfirmedasaworldpowerwithintheframeworkofthe G20.Itnowhastodecidewhatkindofpoweritwillbe.Undoubtedly Chinahas aroletoplayintheLACregionand atthesametime needstoreinforceits internationalinfluencebyestablishingapositivepresenceinemergingregions.In thiscontext itisimportanttomentionChinasjoiningoftheInterAmerican DevelopmentBankas48thmember thefreetradeagreementswithChile Peru andCosta Rica aswapagreement with Argentina permittingcommercial exchangesbasedontheyuan withoutusingthe US dollar as wellasthe expansionofinvestmentsinmining copper aluminiumandironore andenergy petroleumandgas inLatinAmerica. 6.犔犃犆犐狀狋犲狉犲狊狋狊犻狀犈狓狋犲狉狀犪犾犇犻犪犾狅犵狌犲狊狅狀犈狀犲狉犵狔犪狀犱狋犺犲犈狀狏犻狉狅狀犿犲狀狋 AnyglobalortrilateralagreementmusttakeintoaccounttheLACregions heterogeneity includingBrazilsdifferentenergysituationcomparedtotheother LACcountries andLACslowcontributiontoglobalwarming whilebeingthe mostadverselyaffectedregion.Asaconsequence whateverthescenario some basicprinciplesmustbeestablished suchastherecognitionofasymmetries the specificneedsanddemandsofindividualcountriesorsubregionsandsustainable development. 6.1 AgreementsandFunding Giventheasymmetrictrilateralrelations theLACregionshouldbenefit fromthestatusofspeciallyfavouredpartyininternationalagreements.LACs commitmentsmusttakeintoaccountthedamagecausedbytheregionandthe responsibility of other parties in other words commitments based on responsibilityorcapacities emissionsorGDP ), ashasbeenproposedbythe EuropeanCommission. Atthesametime asymmetriesalsorequirehigherspendingandforeign investments in order for example to develop clean technologies create infrastructureandsupportextractiveactivitiesthatcouldhelptheLACregionto bemorecompetitive.Also researchinvestmentsmustbeapriority.