Chinese Vice President Han Zhengreceived today in Beijing the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alicia Barcena, who thanked the Asian country for its help whenever Mexico faced difficulties.

Bárcena, which is located in an Asian country looking for supplies for victims of Hurricane Otis, He said Mexico is willing to deepen bilateral and multilateral coordination and cooperation with China and promote further development of relations.

Hang, for his part, emphasized high operational level of relations between the two countriesis becoming increasingly “strategic, complementary and mutually beneficial,” the official Xinhua News Agency said.

In addition, the vice president said that China is open to Mexico, integrating its development strategy with the initiatives and basic concepts of the Asian giant. “To take bilateral relations to a new level.”

The Chinese leader also called for the implementation of the consensus reached by the presidents of the respective countries. Xi Jinping and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. in order to strengthen mutual political trust.

As other high-ranking Chinese officials whom Bárcena met did during this visit: Hang expressed condolences for the damage caused by Hurricane Otis. in Guerrero and offered Chinese support and assistance in reconstruction efforts.

During her stay in the Asian country, Mexico’s foreign minister also met with her Chinese counterpart. Wang Yi; with the Minister of Commerce of China, Wang Wentao; and with the Deputy Director General of the National Development and Reform Commission of China (the country’s main planning body), Kong Liang,

The purpose of the official’s trip is to purchase household goods, household appliances and essential supplies for affected families following the recent passage of the devastating Hurricane Otis.

After China, Bárcena will continue his Asian tour in South Korea. In 2022, it was Mexico’s third trading partner. according to the federal government.

Otis, the most powerful cyclone in Mexican history, made landfall on October 25 in Acapulco, Guerrero and left 50 dead according to official estimates, in addition to incalculable damage.

(according to information from EFE)