China is willing to begin talks on a free trade agreement with Honduras 'as soon as possible', Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday, during the first visit by the Central American country's president since forming diplomatic ties in March.
Honduran President Xiomara Castro and Chinese President Xi Jinping inspect Chinese honor guards during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 12, 2023. Wang Zhao/Pool via REUTERS
Honduras' President Xiomara Castro is on a six-day official visit to China. She launched diplomatic relations with Beijing after cutting ties with Taiwan. The country is also seeking support from China to mitigate its debt burden. China will actively promote Honduran products to enter the Chinese market, Xi was quoted as saying by state broadcaster CCTV.China also encourages Chinese enterprises to participate in Honduras' projects in areas including energy, infrastructure and telecommunications, CCTV cited a joint declaration as saying.The Chinese leader also emphasised that both sides should deepen political mutual trust, and uphold the "One-China" principle.
China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory with no right to state-to-state ties, a position Taipei strongly rejects. China demands that countries with which it has ties recognise its position.
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