Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, who is in China to attend the 2025 Summer Davos forum, in Beijing on Tuesday.
Li said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations 45 years ago, China-Ecuador relations have maintained a good development momentum, with political mutual trust consolidated, practical cooperation achieving fruitful results, and bilateral friendship deepened.
He said China stands ready to work with Ecuador to carry forward the traditional friendship, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, promote the continuous deepening of the China-Ecuador comprehensive strategic partnership, and add more impetus to the modernization drive of both sides.
China is willing to foster greater synergy between development strategies with Ecuador, strengthen cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, expand the scale of bilateral trade, and deepen cooperation on clean energy, infrastructure and finance, Li said.
Noting that China is glad to see more high-quality products from Ecuador exported to China, Li said China welcomes Ecuador to make good use of promotion platforms such as the China International Import Expo (CIIE), and called on both sides to enhance exchanges and cooperation in fields such as education, culture and youth, and facilitate personnel exchanges.
China stands ready to enhance communication and coordination with Ecuador in multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations, practice true multilateralism, and make positive contributions to maintaining world peace and development and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, Li said.
Noting that China is Ecuador's second-largest trading partner, Noboa said the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides has been fruitful and has effectively enhanced the well-being of the Ecuadorian people.
Ecuador is willing to have dialogues in various fields with China, deepen the friendship between the two countries, promote cooperation on trade, finance, agriculture, clean energy, infrastructure, and education, enhance people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and jointly address common challenges, Noboa said.
Chinese premier meets Ecuadorian president in Beijing
From textiles and tea to home decor and handicrafts, exhibitors from across South Asia and beyond are showcasing their products at the 10th China-South Asia Expo, which opened on Thursday in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The expo, a major platform for economic and trade exchanges between China and South Asian countries, is bringing together businesses, government officials and investors from across the region. This year, Bangladesh is serving as the Theme Country.
"For this exposition, they (our exhibitors) can introduce their goods to the Chinese market that will open up for future expansion. In the same way, we want to convey this message to the Chinese investors -- Bangladesh is a very mature investment destination at the moment," said Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Bangladesh minister of commerce, industries, textiles, and jute.
The expo comes amid expanding economic ties between China and South Asia. Official figures show trade between China and South Asian countries exceeded 200 billion U.S. dollars in 2025, up 10.7 percent year on year. And that strong momentum has continued this year, as growing economic links create new opportunities across the region.
"A total of 87,000 artisans are working with us. And many of our products are handmade, like leather bags, like home decor. And we definitely expect we will get attention from the visitors, and we'll get very good feedback," said Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, a Bangladeshi exhibitor.
"This is a very good platform. Here you can find new buyers, and you make good friends, you make good connections," said Orangzaib Khan, a Pakistani exhibitor.
Beyond the country pavilions, the expo also features more than 10 themed exhibition halls covering areas such as advanced manufacturing, green development, modern agriculture and regional cooperation.
One of the highlights is the newly established Trade in Services Pavilion, which showcases new business models, emerging technologies and the latest achievements in trade in services, reflecting China's efforts to expand high-quality opening-up and deepen cooperation with regional partners.
"We are now entering the era of AI and robotics. Yunnan is home to many border ports, especially those connecting with Southeast Asian countries such as Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. We hope to actively introduce advanced robotics and AI technologies to make customs clearance smarter and more efficient," said Tian Jinyu, a representative of Maxvision Technology.
10th China-South Asia Expo opens amid growing regional trade
