国内英语新闻:China's top political advisor calls for closer Sino-Latin American cooperation

BRASILIA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Thursday called for closer cooperation between China and Latin American countries to bring more benefits to both sides.

    Addressing the Brazilian National Congress, Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said it is a firm and steady foreign policy of the Chinese government to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with Latin American countries.

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivers a speech at the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia on Nov. 26, 2009.

Jia put forward a four-point proposal aimed at elevating the China-Latin America relations.

    Firstly, he said the two sides should deepen political ties on the basis of equality and mutual trust.

    Secondly, Jia said China and Latin American countries should expand pragmatic cooperation to achieve mutual benefit and a win-win situation.

    Thirdly, China and Latin America should expand cultural and personnel exchanges so as to enhance friendship between their peoples.

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivers a speech at the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia on Nov. 26, 2009.

Fourthly, he said the two sides should strengthen cooperation and coordination on multilateral occasions in the spirit of seeking common ground while reserving differences.

    In his speech, Jia also expressed China's standpoint on the issue of climate changes, a theme he considered as a great challenge to the survival and development of the entire humanity.

    China, a developing country with sense of responsibility, calls for international community's common efforts to tackle climate changes through practical and effective cooperation, he said.

    The Chinese government has recently unveiled its reduction target of greenhouse gases emissions, an evidence of the maximum effort China is able to make, and the most sincere will of the 1.3 billion Chinese people in hopes that positive results may come to reality at the Copenhagen conference, said Jia.

    Aloizio Mercadante, representative of Brazilian Senate President Jose Sarney, said in his speech that to strengthen the bilateral cooperation will be conducive to the development of two countries, the recovery of the world economy as well as the world peace.

    Brazil is the last leg of Jia's four-nation visit, which has taken him to the Philippines, Peru and Ecuador.