On February 12, 2025, Assistant Foreign Minister Miao Deyu had a group meeting with diplomatic Envoys of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) states to China.

In his speech, Miao Deyu noted that China and LAC are natural cooperation partners. President Xi Jinping has visited LAC six times and worked with leaders of LAC states to set the course for China-LAC relations. China and LAC share a common future, common development and common responsibility, and prosper individually and collectively. China firmly supports LAC states in actively exploring development paths suited to their national conditions and keeping the future, destiny and initiative in development in their own hands, and backs the regional integration process. China is ready to work with LAC to take the 10th anniversary of the official launch of the Forum of China and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) this year as an opportunity to take China-LAC relations to new levels and bring benefits to the people of both sides.

Ambassador of Dominica to China Martin Charles delivered a speech as the representative of LAC. He said that China is a true and reliable friend. LAC states that have established diplomatic relations with China firmly abide by the one-China principle. China is an important strategic and trading partner of LAC states, and LAC states welcome and support the three global initiatives. LAC states appreciate China's modernization process through high-quality development, which will provide more new opportunities for China-LAC cooperation. In particular, within the framework of eight major steps to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, there is much to be achieved in practical cooperation between China and LAC states. LAC states attach great importance to building a community with a shared future with China and welcome and support the holding of a new session of the China-CELAC Forum. Diplomatic envoys of LAC states expressed their willingness to give full play to their role in promoting the continuous and in-depth development of the relations between their countries with China.