Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Colombian President Gustavo Francisco Petro for a state visit in Beijing.  

China has invested heavily in Colombia with infrastructure projects and mining operations and was the first country to send vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two developing countries signed twelve cooperation deals including industrial investment, trade and green development. 

For more on China-Colombia relations, our guests are: 

• Einar Tangen is a senior fellow with the Taihe Institute and Founder and Chair of Asia Narratives. 
• Yan Liang is a Chair Professor of Economics at Willamette University. 
• Jorge Heine is a former Chilean Ambassador to China and a Research Professor with the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. 
• Michelle Begue is a CGTN Correspondent based in Bogota, Colombia.

On Tuesday morning, President of the Republic of Colombia Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport by plane. President Petro will pay a state visit to China from Tuesday to Thursday. pic.twitter.com/R4JcsMcY80

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) October 24, 2023

Chinese President #XiJinping held talks with Colombian President Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Wednesday. https://t.co/dVinaiH3Kp pic.twitter.com/8a8hk1LiGu

— CCTV (@CCTV) October 26, 2023