Mexico’s envoy downplays rail link snub, says ties with China moving forward
Abrupt cancellation of US$3.75b deal two years ago has not disrupted relations with Beijing, according to Mexican ambassador Julian Ventura
China’s economic turmoil may have spilled pain to other parts of the world, but Mexico’s envoy to China is not too worried.
Amid the buzz on China’s global infrastructure push, Julian Ventura said his country was seeking to tap into the “One Belt, One Road” initiative.
A recent rebuff to Beijing’s ambition to build a high-speed rail line in Mexico is said to have tainted China’s confidence in Mexico. But in an interview with the South China Morning Post, Ventura sought to brush off such concern and said investment between the two countries was steaming forward.
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“The China Mexican trade and investment agenda goes beyond any particular sector or project,” Ventura said in Hong Kong last week.
“It is strategic and a top priority for both China and Mexico … we have shown we are moving forward on the agenda.”
