Lad geoeconomic context characterized by the crisis of US hegemony and the global Country Email List fight against the covid-19 pandemic, in December 2021 the Third Ministerial Meeting of the China-Celac Forum (FCC) was Country Email List held virtually. ), which brings together diplomatic delegations from the Asian country and the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Santiago Cafiero, the Foreign Minister of Argentina - a country that as of January will hold the pro Country Email List tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) -, expressed that the forum is.
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