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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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TrilateralRelationsbetweenChina theEUandLatinAmerica:LittleExperience ButBigPotential 11 usall:themoreregionssuchasAfricaandLatinAmericabecomemarketsfor Chineseproducts themoreChinawillhaveaninterestinfutureconsumerswith themeanstopurchase. Weallwanttosell soweshouldcooperateinfosteringsuchsocialdevelop ments.DuringoneofhisvisitstoEurope ChinesePrimeMinisterWenJiabao recalledAdam Smiths 犜犺犲狅狉狔狅犳 犕狅狉犪犾犛犲狀狋犻犿犲狀狋狊 underliningthatifthe fruitsofeconomicdevelopmentarenotsharedbyall thatis morallyunsound andathreattostability.Hence China LatinAmericaandtheEUcancooperate inexchangesofexperiencesonreinforcingsocialcohesion andinalargersense sustainabledevelopment. Likesomeothercountries notablyintheG77 Chinahasbeenparticularlyaware oftheissueofsovereignty stronglydefendingnoninterferenceandrefrainingfrom givingothergovernments moralsermons.Stressingstatesovereigntyand non interferenceininternalaffairsis inourview notsufficient however theEUstrongly promotesthe notion that people have the right and governments have the responsibilitytoprotect R2P ), adoptedatthe2005UNSummit tosomeextent puttingpeopleatthesamelevelasstates. Peopleexpecttobeprotectedandtheimmunityofstatesmenintheexercise oftheirfunctionsshouldnotbepervertedintoimpunityinthenameofnon interferenceincaseoftheheinouscrimesforwhichR2Pwasconceived.Inthe Pinochetcase forexample theBritishHighCourtstressedthiswiththesimple statementthat itisnotamongastatesmansfunctionstotorturehiscitizens TheEUbelievesinthe narrowbutdeep conceptofR2P:fourcrimesandthree pillars.Thepreventivedimensionandassistancetostatestobuildtheircapacity toensuretheirownresponsibilitytoprotectarecrucial.Thisconceptdoesnot encroachonnationalsovereigntysinceitisinrealityaboutprevention notabout intervention.R2P would makethe UN SecurityCouncilsuseofChapterVII moredifficult.Thus theEUconsidersacceptanceoftheprincipleofR2Pasa meansofenhancingconflictprevention. MostLACcountriesbelieveintheideaformulatedintheEuropeanSecurity Strategy 12December2003 that thebestprotectionforoursecurityisaworld ofwellgoverneddemocraticstates Spreadinggoodgovernance supporting socialand politicalreform dealing with corruption and abuseofpower establishingtheruleoflawandprotectinghumanrightsarethebestmeansof strengtheningtheinternationalorder. Thebackgroundforthisphilosophyisof coursetheEUsownrecenthistory. Chinasredefinedviewofinternationalrelationshasreaffirmedsomefamiliar positions butalsoexpressesawillingnesstoengageinconstructiveengagement