上海社会科学院副院长吴雪明：中拉经贸合作机遇广阔

Core Insights - The current China-Latin America economic and trade cooperation shows significant potential, bolstered by China's development blueprint for the next five years, which aims to inject certainty and strong momentum into global economic growth and bilateral relations [3] - The trade volume between China and Latin America is projected to reach $518.47 billion in 2024, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 6.0% [3] Group 1 - The rise of unilateralism and trade protectionism poses substantial challenges to global economic trade, but China and Latin American countries are committed to genuine multilateralism and pragmatic cooperation [3][4] - Geographical distance and weak infrastructure in some regions increase logistics costs, impacting the scale and depth of bilateral economic cooperation [4] - Differences in investment in digital infrastructure hinder the rapid development of new business models such as cross-border e-commerce [4] Group 2 - It is essential for government officials, think tank scholars, and business leaders from both sides to enhance dialogue and explore pathways to promote economic cooperation [5] - The principle of equality, mutual trust, and win-win cooperation should guide the relationship, leveraging the wisdom of think tanks, insights from academia, and the vitality of enterprises to strengthen the China-Latin America community of shared destiny [5]