Last Tuesday, May 13, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro and other Latin American leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the IV Forum between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and China in Beijing.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has formalized his country’s entry into China’s Belt and Road Initiative, or New Silk Road, a sprawling geoeconomic development project that already includes over 140 countries.

China is not seeking to "replace" the United States as the top trading partner of Colombia, Beijing's ambassador to Bogota, whose president has announced a pivot to China, told AFP on Tuesday. "China is coming to offer our collaboration,

President Gustavo Petro brushed off the US bid to block the financing of projects in Colombia being built by Chinese state companies as his administration moved to join a development bank backed by the Asian nation.

Volley after volley of new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad and continue to escalate uncertainty for businesses and households.

BOGOTA: China is not seeking to “replace” the US as the top trading partner of Colombia, Beijing’s ambassador to Bogota, whose president has announced a pivot to China, told AFP on Tuesday. Until recently Colombia was one of the US’ closest trade and security partners in Latin America.