On November 11th, the Seminar on China-Argentina Relations co-organized by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and Argentine Council on Foreign Affairs (CARI) was successfully held via video link. The two sides conducted candid and in-depth exchanges on the topics of “Achievements and Historic Experiences of the Past 50 Years” and “The Future and Opportunities of the China-Argentina Relationship”.



H.E. Zou Xiaoli, Chinese Ambassador to Argentina sent pre-recorded congratulatory messages to the Seminar. Amb. Li Jie, Vice President of CPIFA and Amb. Jose Octavio Bordón, President of CARI delivered opening remarks respectively. The Chinese delegation includes Dr. Chai Yu, Director-general of the Institute of Latin American Studies in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Dr. Yang Shouguo, Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies at China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), and Dr. Xu Gang, Center for Belt and Road Initiative Studies at CICIR. The Argentine delegation includes Dr. Jorge Malena, Director of the CARI Asian Affairs Committee, Dr. Carola Ramòn Berjano, Argentina’s Undersecretary of Federal Planning, Ms. Sofía Mantilla, Deputy Coordinator of the CARI China Working Group, and Dr. Juan Battaleme, CARI Academic Secretary.