A GRAND DEBUT
2015-03-16
Beijing Review 2015年3期
The First Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States（CELAC） opens in Beijing on January 8.
The two-day meeting set new goals for future cooperation between China and the Caribbean， including raising their trade volume to $500 billion in 10 years from $261.75 billion in 2013.
The creation of the forum was announced during Chinese President Xi Jinpings visit to Latin America in July 2014. The 33-member CELAC groups all South American countries and some Caribbean countries in addition to Mexico.
