“I thank President Díaz-Canel and the Cuban people for holding this important meeting in our struggle for a multicentric and multipolar world. Reaffirming our commitment to developing countries, we are building a century for the peoples of the South,” Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro said at the G77+China high-level conference that began in Havana.

The conference, which was attended by more than 100 countries, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Nicaragua, was filled with speeches calling for a new world order – one in which China leads and the US obeys, The Telegraph reported, citing Radio Radio Romania.

The G77, founded in 1964, is the largest intergovernmental organization of developing countries in the United Nations. Its purpose is clear: to advance the interests of developing countries excluded from G7 and G20 events, serving as a forum for 80% of the world’s population.

China is not a member of the organization, hence the name of the conference “+China”. But the country’s interest in this particular conference speaks volumes, given Xi Jinping’s much-talked-about absence from the G20 meeting in New Delhi. By visiting Cuba, a country known for its unique anti-American history – and located just 130 kilometers from El Imperio – China made it clear that it was siding with the “oppressed”.

“One-sidedness and hegemony are starting to get out of control. Some states resort to practices such as unilateral sanctions, erecting “fences and barriers”, decoupling and disrupting industrial and supply chains, seriously undermining the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries,” said Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee. . Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Deputy of Xi Jinping.

“We, the developing countries, won our independence and national liberation after a long and difficult journey […] We have always shown solidarity, good or bad. We have supported each other, grown together and are a community that rises and falls together. As the Chinese proverb goes, “When brothers think alike, they can cut metal with joint power,” he added, portraying China as a world leader that thinks of everyone else.

The meeting ended with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel urging the participants to “change the rules of the game.” There was no shortage of direct condemnations of Uncle Sam, including by the presidents of Brazil and Honduras, Luis Inacio “Lula” da Silva, and Xiomara Castro, respectively – the latter broke off relations with Taiwan in March.

A day before the meeting, the autocrat Maduro arrived in Beijing after not setting foot on Chinese soil for five years. The moment Maduro’s plane landed in the city of Shenzhen, speculation began about what the Venezuelan leader might want from the trip. As expected, most journalists mentioned oil and money: after all, Venezuela has the largest oil reserves on the planet.

But Chinese interests in the region go far beyond oil. Xi Jinping welcomed Maduro but stayed away from the G20 and made a concerted effort to show the world how close the two countries are. China has elevated its relationship with Venezuela to the rank of “permanent strategic partnership,” which it reserves only for its closest partners, as Venezuela currently does with other Latin American countries.

After the visit, the “son of Chávez” announced that he would send Venezuelans to the moon on a Chinese spacecraft. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-sponsored publication The People’s Daily quoted Zhao Bentang, in charge of Latin America at the foreign ministry, as pledging to help Venezuela develop.

When China looks at the region, it does not see the chaos that the US sees – and to which it is accustomed. China sees opportunities, both economic and political.

China understands that Latin America will play a crucial role in preparing the world for the next industrial revolution, as the region holds trillions of dollars worth of essential minerals for the development of new technologies. The CCP has already bought dozens of mines across the continent, especially as the so-called “anti-imperialists” welcome it with open arms and preferential contracts.

In addition, China understands the geostrategic importance of its own presence in America’s neighborhood. For example, it has already become known about China’s plans to build a military base in Cuba. And yet, while all this is happening, America’s eyes are on Europe and Asia. As a result, this region, which is not of much concern to analysts, seems to have ceased to be among the priorities.

Latin America is finally enjoying the positive attention of a great power. By neglecting diplomacy south of its own border, America is creating a big problem for itself, reports The Telegraph, as quoted by Rador Radio Romania.