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Chinese President Xi Jinping will receive the keys to San José today

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June 3rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The President of the Republic of China, Xi Jinping, arrived in Costa Rica yesterday.  The Chinese president’s plane landed at the Juan Santamaria International Airport a little before 8 p.m., along with a Chinese delegation and journalists from that country.

 

Today, the Chinese president will meet with President Laura Chinchilla and will receive the keys to the city of San José from Mayor Johnny Araya at an event scheduled for noon at the Real Intercontinental Hotel.

 

During their talks, the two leaders plan to discuss several bilateral, regional, and international issues, as well as sign several agreements related to infrastructure, including the National Police Academy and the expansion of Route 32.    Also on the agenda are discussions surrounding market access under the countries’ Free Trade Agreement, especially for small and medium producers, as well as issues surrounding the environment, trade and investment.

 

In addition, it is expected that Xi’s visit will advance the process of a $900 million line of credit that would finance 70% of the cost of a new oil refinery in Moin, which has been the cause of recent controversy.

 

Xi arrived from Trinidad and Tobago in an Air China Boeing 747.  The Chinese president received an official welcome by Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister, Enrique Castillo and the Costa Rican ambassador to China, Marco Vinicio Ruiz.

 

Xi will spend a total of about 30 hours in Costa Rica.

 

Xi’s visit adds to several recent visits by international leaders to Costa Rica, including Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico and U.S. President Barack Obama in February and May, respectively.

 

Costa Rica is the only country in Central America that has diplomatic relations with China, where most countries align with Taiwan.

 

After Costa Rica, Xi heads to North American neighbors Mexico and the United States.

 

US President Barack Obama will hold an informal summit with Xi on Friday in Rancho Mirage, California, the first since the Chinese leader took office in March.

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  • disgusted

    I am not fooled! This is Communist China.. Jail protester, journalist, kill their own at Tienanmen square, .. I still see them as wolves now in sheep clothing advancing Costa Rica $900 million. Somethings do not add up. China always thinks way into the future. Tico’s are like lambs to the slaughter.

    • Marcel M. Pfister

      This is “communist” China? Really? The PRC is about as communist – economically – as the Vatican is Jewish. What a heap of absolute nonsense. Allow me to remind you who opened up the path to this country. In 1970, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger asked Pakistan to open up a means of communications with the People’s Republic of China. This resulted in a first ever visit at Beijing by a US table tennis team (ping pong diplomacy). In 1972 it was President Richard Nixon (?!) who paid a surprise visit to Chairman Mao. The PRC had just gotten out of the Cultural Revolution, a orgy of anti-Confucian destruction and abuse of the elite of China. Nixon’s visit culminated in the US abandoning an old ally – the Republic of China (Taiwan) – in favor of the PRC. The PRC then took over the fifth permanent seat in the UN Security Council. And you’re blaming Costa Rica for opening up the doors to China in the 21st century?

  • disqus_r8w0IwvvLw

    What is happening to countries that are not debt entangled as heavily as the USA or Greece is that these visiting “leaders”are lending huge amounts of money to them. Then the citizens become slaves to the loans and can never be free again. Sad that it is now happening here in CR. Citizens resist this like you do with Monsanto and mining companies! Save Costa Rica.

    • disgusted

      I agree with you. They most likely already hacked into CR banking system.. Communist China are hacking Canada, Great Britain, India and USA stealing technology.. Communists =sleaze and control of the “”people”".

  • mhogan

    “Keys to San Jose”? What a joke! Shows how little petty minds think their offering is such a big deal when to the Chinese, as they smile graciously at the gesture, are laughing their heads off to their comrades over such a silly honor. Now, offer them the sovereignty of Costa Rica and that might mean a smidgen to powerful China. Or wait long enough and they’ll take it anyway. Bad thing; good thing? Time will tell.

  • Randy Roden

    Listen to what disgusted said!!!!

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