(Photo 4: Hu Chunhua, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the Guangdong Provincial CPC Committee speaks at the Mexico-China (Guangdong) Cooperation Forum in Mexico City, Mexico, May 16, 2016.)
MEXICO CITY -- China's southern Guangdong Province is aiming to boost its connections with Mexico in trade and exchanges, a visiting delegation of the province said on May 16.
"We want to increase inter-connectivity. We hope both sides will work on it together," said Hu Chunhua, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, at a Mexico-China (Guangdong) Cooperation Forum.
The forum opened with the signing of 18 cooperation agreements, including projects to promote investment and facilitate information exchange.
Hu suggested that the two countries expand the trade of seafood products, general industrial goods and increase their technical cooperation and high-level official exchanges.
In particular, Mexico's Deputy Economy Minister Rogelio Garza named Mexico's aerospace, electricity, automotive and energy sectors as potential investment opportunities for Chinese firms.
Mexico is Guangdong's leading partner in Latin America in terms of trade volume, and the province's 10th-largest export market.
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