On September 12, 2024, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Latin American Affairs Qiu Xiaoqi attended and addressed the reception of the 214th Anniversary of Mexico's Independence held by the Mexican Embassy in China with Mexican Ambassador to China Jesús Seade.

Special Representative Qiu Xiaoqi warmly congratulated Mexico on the 214th anniversary of its independence, and said that in November 2023, President Xi Jinping met with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and reached important common understandings on deepening China-Mexico relations. Over the past year, bilateral trade and investment have grown rapidly, important cooperation projects have been actively promoted, and direct passenger flights between China and Mexico by Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines have been opened or resumed, bringing tangible benefits to the people of both countries. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has made strategic plans for further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization, which will provide new development and cooperation opportunities for countries around the world, including Mexico. China is ready to work together with Mexico to continue strengthening exchanges and cooperation in various fields, jointly move forward on the path of advancing modernization, continuously enrich the connotation of the China-Mexico comprehensive strategic partnership, and make positive contributions to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Ambassador Jesús Seade said that positive progress has been made in Mexico-China relations over the past year, with meetings between the two heads of state and visits to China by the Mexican Foreign Minister, Tourism Minister, parliamentary delegations, local delegations, and economic and trade delegations. Direct passenger flights between Mexico and China have resumed, and exchanges and cooperation in trade, investment, education and other fields between the two countries continue to deepen. Mexico is willing to work with China to make steady and sustained progress on the path of cooperation, dialogue and friendship, and continuously push forward the development of Mexico-China friendship.