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Before leaving Caracas, Chinese President Xi oversaw1 the signing of dozens of cooperative agreements with Venezuela. One of the deals includes a $4 billion loan from China, to support the Joint2 Chinese-Venezuela Fund, which will finance infrastructure3 and economic development across the South American country.
For more insight, joining us now in the studio is Mr. Zhou Jingxing, former counsellor of China’s Embassy in the US. Welcome, Mr. Zhou.
Q1. Cuba is rolling out a host of reform, including expansion of the private sector4, meanwhile China is focusing increasingly on direct investment in projects in Cuba. How have these benefited both sides? And what can we expect in the future?
Q2. Cuba is the last stop of President Xi Jinping’s Latin America tour. Apart from the economic front, what strategic significance does Cuba bear among the Latin American countries?
