China-Mexico ties face unprecedented opportunity

China and Mexico are facing an unprecedented opportunity for further development of their relations, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Mexico City Wednesday.

In a speech at the Mexican Senate, Xi also called for concerted efforts to beef up the comprehensive cooperative partnership between China and Latin America.

As China and Mexico "are both moving onto a fast-track of economic and social development and embracing a promising future," there is "an unprecedented opportunity for our two countries to further advance bilateral relations," he noted.

Against this propitious backdrop, Xi added, he and President Enrique Pena Nieto have just decided to elevate the bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, "to the benefit of continued growth of China-Mexico relations at a higher level, in a broader scope and on a bigger platform, and usher our relations into a new stage of development."

The Chinese president raised a four-point proposal aimed at making good use of the opportunities and steering the two countries' partnership forward.

Firstly, China and Mexico should respect and trust each other, treat each other as equals and strengthen strategic coordination, he said.

The two countries, he added, should continue to understand and support each other on issues concerning their core interests, beef up exchanges and dialogue, enhance strategic mutual trust and safeguard their common interests.

Secondly, they should pursue win-win cooperation and promote common development, Xi said.

The two countries should each see the other's development as an opportunity for its own, and boost through cooperation their respective development and then their common development, he added.