STORY: China, LatAm deepen digital cooperation, seek new opportunities for development
DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:49
LOCATION: CHONGQING, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the 2023 China CELAC Digital Technology Cooperation Forum
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): OMAR PAGANINI, Uruguay's minister of industry, energy and mining
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DANIEL FILMUS, Argentina's minister of science, technology and innovation
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN ZHAOYU, Managing Director, Latin America Division, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

STORYLINE:

Insiders have told Xinhua that cooperation in digital technology between China and Latin America is thriving, emphasizing the vast potential of the digital market in Latin America and its robust development demand.

They made the remarks at the just-concluded 2023 China CELAC Digital Technology Cooperation Forum in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): OMAR PAGANINI, Uruguay's minister of industry, energy and mining
"We want to forge more productive cooperation in the future. Well, the next step will be in science and technology, and innovative sections of course."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DANIEL FILMUS, Argentina's minister of science, technology and innovation
"I emphasized the importance of joining the BRICS for Argentina in my recent speech and we are very grateful for the effort that China has made to make this possible. Next year, Argentina will join the bloc, which concentrates about 40 percent of the world's population, almost 30 percent of the global GDP. And Argentina has a lot to contribute to it.
Beyond investments, we also have faith in working together, particularly in science and technology. We can discuss in which areas we can develop research and technology transfer."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN ZHAOYU, Managing Director, Latin America Division, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
"Huawei is optimistic about the market demand for digital development in Latin America. Latin America has a population of nearly 700 million and the per capita GDP is nearly 10,000 U.S. dollars. It's a relatively developed emerging economy market, and also a huge market with a huge demand for digital transformation and development.
We worked with local partners to participate in the construction of 3G and 4G in Latin America, and are now actively participating in the construction of 5G networks. Of course, we also have consumer business, digital energy business and cloud computing business."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China.
(XHTV)