# Xi calls for stronger China-Ecuador alignment on development strategies

https://mins.news/en/item/25640

- China News Service, 2026-08-19 01:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/news/politics/2026-08-19/detail-ihfimvaz1909113.shtml

> Chinese President Xi Jinping told Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in Beijing that the two countries should better align their development strategies and implement their Belt and Road cooperation plan. He called for projects in energy, minerals, infrastructure and finance, alongside cooperation in the digital economy, green development, new energy and artificial intelligence. The leaders later witnessed the signing of multiple agreements.

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