4 26 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation politicalandcooperationissues , ithasnotprovidedameaningfulplatformfor effectivepartnering.Chinaand Latin Americastillspeaklargelythrough bilateralvoices. 4.犜狉犻犾犪狋犲狉犪犾犆狅狅狆犲狉犪狋犻狅狀牶犠狅狉犽犻狀犘狉狅犵狉犲狊狊 Understandably , nomatureinstitutionalframeworkfortrilateralexchange hasyetbeenestablished.Anadditionaldifficultyhastodowiththeenormous heterogeneitywithinLatinAmericaitself , assuggestedbythemultiplicityof regionalforumsspeaking on behalfoftheir disparate membercountries. Differentcountries and subregions have achieved varyinglevels ofsocial , economicandtechnologicalprogress , makingitnearlyimpossibleto moulda uniformandcoherentsetofbiregionalstrategiesandpoliciesfocusingoncommon prioritiesandobjectives.LatinAmericaisatamuchearlierstageofintegration andcommonpolicydevelopmentthantheEU.Theregionhasnotachieveda comparabledegreeofcohesiveandstructuredinternalpolicycoordinationthat caterstoissuesofasymmetryandthebalancedgrowthrequiredtoforgeatruly integratedmarketandforeignpolicy.Thisisclearlyvisible , forexample , inthe slowpacedprogressofbringingtogetherthevarioussubregionalintegration dynamicsmentionedabove. Whileaninstitutionalframeworkfortrilateralrelationsstillliesinthe future , thereisalreadyampleroomforcooperationonprojectsthatseekto exploitspecificcomplementaritiesbetweenmultipleoverseaspartners.Brazilhas takenaleadhere , havingacquiredextensiveexperienceinawiderangeoffields. ThishasincreasinglytakentheformofmarryingBraziliantechnicalexpertiseand technologicalknowhow with developedcountry resources with a view to promotingjointcooperation projectsindevelopingcountries.Whilestilla relativelynovelexperiment , successfulpartnershipshavebeentestedinthefields oftropicalagriculture , governmentmodernisation , institutionbuildinginsocial policy , alternativefuelsanddiseaseeradication.ThemainpartnersareinEurope andtheUSA , thebeneficiariesnormallyinLatinAmericaandAfrica. ThereareasyetnosuchsignificantprojectsinvolvingChina , theEUand LatinAmerica.Thisshouldnotholdthemback , giventhatboththeEUand Chinaareknowntobekeenondevelopingjointpartnershipsoverseas , especially in Africa , while Brazilalready boastsextensiveexperienceincooperation projects.LatinAmericashouldalsoaffordopportunitiesgivenBrazilsevenmore wideranginghistoryofprovidingtechnicalandinstitutionalhelptoalmostall countriesinSouthandCentralAmericaandincreasinglyintheCaribbeanas well.ThestrongpresenceofEuropean , BrazilianandmoreandmoreChinese
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