Understanding China's Relations with the Latin American and Caribbean Countries Research Notes

Since the formation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, its political leaders have been concerned with securing the country's sovereignty, national unification, and territorial integrity as well as creating an international environment favorable to its peaceful development as a socialist society and to the development of a new multipolar world order based on peace and international cooperation rather than hegemony, extreme inequality, and war. In pursuit of these strategic goals, the PRC's political leaders seek to foster long-term economic and political cooperation with the Latin American and Caribbean countries. Desde la formacion de la Republica Popular China (RPC) en 1949, sus lideres politicos se han ocupado de asegurar la soberania, unificacion nacional, e integridad territorial del pais, como tambien de crear un ambiente internacional favorable a su desarrollo pacifico como sociedad socialista y al desarrollo de un nuevo orden multipolar basado en la paz y la cooperacion internacional en vez de la hegemonia, desigualdad extrema, y guerra. En la prosecucion de estos objetivos estrategicos, los dirigentes politicos de la RPC buscan fomentar la cooperacion economica y politica de largo plazo con los paises de America Latina y el Caribe.