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China sees great potential and room for growth in ties with Mexico, Wang Yi tells visiting foreign minister

  • In meeting with Alicia Barcena in Beijing, China’s foreign minister says two sides should ‘all-round exchanges and cooperation’ in several areas
  • On Tuesday, Wang Yi also talked with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, telling him ‘China’s development is a growing force for world peace’

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
China vows to strengthen cooperation with Mexico and relations have great potential and room for development, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Mexican counterpart Alicia Barcena.
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In a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang emphasised the huge potential for China-Mexico cooperation and said the two sides should “advance all-round exchanges and cooperation” on the economy, trade, people-to-people cultural exchanges and other fields, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout.

A China-Mexico working group was established when a Mexican delegation visited China in October. They agreed to jointly combat the trafficking of precursor chemicals used to make synthetic drugs and fentanyl.

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Wang and Barcena agreed on the importance of the October visit, according to a Mexican foreign ministry readout.

The two countries will also monitor the production chain and exchange information about the illegal use of these substances.

Drug control is an important part of China-Mexico cooperation, and the White House has also sought to work with Mexico and China to halt the flow of fentanyl into the United States.

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Washington has accused China of supplying precursor chemicals that have resulted in a sharp surge in fentanyl-related overdose deaths.

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