Chinese Foreign Policy toward Mexico

Abstract: Chinese Foreign Policy has gone through different phases since Mao came to power in 1949. The events in the international arena and the domestic situation in China determined its international behaviour. Even though China has claimed a moral sympathy with the Third World, the later hasn?t been a priority in Chinese foreign policy. With the economic reforms, China suffered a transformation in its foreign policy and became more active in world affairs, always trying to preserve its sovereignty and its economic development. Due to its needs for raw materials to carry out its development, China has started a new approach to Latin America but still Mexico is not a priority, being the main obstacle the deficit in the balance of trade between both countries. But there are also opportunities for cooperation, especially at the international level.