On May 13, 2025, the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum was held in Beijing. Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi as well as foreign ministers and representatives of the member states of the CELAC attended the event.

Wang Yi said that ten years ago, President Xi Jinping and the leaders of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries jointly announced the establishment of the China-CELAC Forum, advocating for the building of a China-LAC community with a shared future. After ten years of dedicated nurturing, the forum mechanism has become an important platform for equal dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and LAC countries, adding new dimensions to the China-LAC comprehensive cooperative partnership and injecting new impetus into the building of a China-LAC community with a shared future. Wang Yi summarized the achievements of the China-CELAC Forum in the past decade.

First, strategic mutual trust has deepened. President Xi Jinping has visited the Latin American and Caribbean region six times and has hosted visits from leaders of countries in the region. The frequent high-level interactions between both sides have constantly built a firm consensus on unity and development, leading China-LAC relations into a new phase of equality, mutual benefit, innovation, openness, and benefits for the people.

Second, practical cooperation has continued to expand. As of now, more than 80 percent of the package of financing arrangements has been implemented, and the China-Latin America special loan for infrastructure has been fulfilled well above the target. Both sides have actively promoted the greater synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and the LAC countries' development strategies. Major projects such as the Chancay Port and large industrial parks have been successively completed, and cooperation in new areas, including new energy, photovoltaics, electric vehicles, digital technology and cross-border e-commerce, has flourished.

Third, the momentum of friendship has continued to grow. The government scholarships, training in China, the "Bridge to the Future" Training Program for One Thousand Chinese and Latin American Youth Leaders and other projects announced by the Chinese side have all been implemented. The China-LAC Science and Technology Partnership, the China-LAC Cultural Exchange Year, and other activities have been successfully held. The "LAC Fever" in China and the "China Fever" in the LAC countries have been heating, reflecting two-way engagement in people-to-people and cultural exchanges.