China, Venezuela to upgrade partnership

[Judi Lynn]

Wednesday, July 23, 2014
China, Venezuela to upgrade partnership

VENEZUELA: China and Venezuela issued a joint declaration here on Monday on upgrading bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

The declaration is a major achievement of Chinese President Xi Jinping's two-day visit to Venezuela, which came as this year China and the Latin American country mark the four decades of their diplomatic ties.

In 2001, China and Venezuela forged a strategic partnership for common development, initiating a period of rapid and fruitful development of bilateral relations. To provide a guideline for future cooperation, they pledge to upgrade their partnership to a comprehensive strategic one. According to the joint declaration, the two sides will enhance political dialogues and high level exchanges. State leaders of the two countries will maintain frequent communication, timely exchange views on bilateral ties and issues of common concern so as to expand and increase consensus.

The two sides are willing to increase exchanges between their governments, legislatures, political parties and local governments in an effort to strengthen exchanges of experiences and learn from each other.

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[Cayenne]

1. Venezuela will sell oil for renminbi instead of dollars

[Louisiana1976]

2. It's good that Venezuela has found a friend in China. Because they don't have one in the US.

[tecelote]

3. The dollar is another tragedy of Reaganomics and continued war.

The world is moving away from the US dollar as the world's standard currency.

The consequences are inconceivable to most of us but we are feeling the effects.

America is losing it's integrity and moral standing with our war and torture approach.