On August 20, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. A reporter asked a question. The Ecuadorian president is visiting China this week. Please tell us about the economic and trade cooperation between China and Ecuador. What are your expectations for the results of this visit in the economic and trade fields? Ministry of Commerce spokesman He Yadong said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries, mutual political trust between China and Ecuador has been increasingly consolidated, and practical cooperation has been fruitful. Since the entry into force of the Sino-Eritrean FTA more than two years ago, bilateral trade volume has grown rapidly, reaching 9.83 billion US dollars in the first half of this year, with a year-on-year growth rate of more than 20%. China has become Ecuador's second largest trading partner. The two sides have also carried out fruitful cooperation in the fields of infrastructure, energy and mining. China is ready to work with the Eritrean side to jointly implement the important consensus of the heads of state of the two countries, make good use of mechanisms such as the Mixed Economic and Trade Commission, promote the upgrading of the quality of Sino-Eritrean economic and trade cooperation, and promote the continuous deepening and implementation of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Eritrea.

On August 20, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. A reporter asked a question. The Ecuadorian president is visiting China this week. Please tell us about the economic and trade cooperation between China and Ecuador. What are your expectations for the results of this visit in the economic and trade fields? Ministry of Commerce spokesman He Yadong said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries, mutual political trust between China and Ecuador has been increasingly consolidated, and practical cooperation has been fruitful. Since the entry into force of the Sino-Eritrean FTA more than two years ago, bilateral trade volume has grown rapidly, reaching 9.83 billion US dollars in the first half of this year, with a year-on-year growth rate of more than 20%. China has become Ecuador's second largest trading partner. The two sides have also carried out fruitful cooperation in the fields of infrastructure, energy and mining. China is ready to work with the Eritrean side to jointly implement the important consensus of the heads of state of the two countries, make good use of mechanisms such as the Mixed Economic and Trade Commission, promote the upgrading of the quality of Sino-Eritrean economic and trade cooperation, and promote the continuous deepening and implementation of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Eritrea.