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Ecuadorian president to pay state visit to China; trip to consolidate high‑level mutual trust, forge more cooperation consensus: expert_我的网站

A |     　　首店云集、首秀频频，规模效应、品牌效应聚集了人气，带火了消费。近日，新华社记者随着“活力中国调研行”采访团，走进福建省厦门市，看“首”字出圈，如何持续激发这一滨海花园城市消费活力。    

    The Chinese national flag and the Ecuadorian national flag. Photo: VCG
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Ecuador Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azín will pay a state visit to China from August 16 to 23, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Friday. 
Noting that 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the China-Ecuador comprehensive strategic partnership, the Chinese spokesperson said that China hopes the visit will help further consolidate political mutual trust between the two countries, carry forward the traditional friendship, and achieve new progress in the comprehensive strategic partnership for the benefit of the two peoples. 
The spokesperson said Ecuador is an important Latin American country, and that the two sides have signed a document on Belt and Road cooperation and a free trade agreement, practical cooperation in various areas has been fruitful, and the friendship between the peoples has been deepening. 
A release from Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that the China leg serves as the first stop of his Asia tour, which will also take him to Vietnam and Singapore. The statement adds that the state visit to China is intended to deepen strategic ties and advance key initiatives spanning trade, investment, infrastructure, energy, technology and sustainable‑development cooperation.
Citing Ecuadorian foreign minister Roberto Kury, local media outlet Vistazo reported that the agenda would include Chinese investment interest in energy and mining, as well as Quito's aim of boosting its exports.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the upcoming visit will be President Daniel Noboa's first state visit to China. It's also President Noboa's second visit to China following his initial trip in June 2025 for the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in North China's Dalian. 
During Noboa's last China visit, he met with the Chinese leader in Beijing. The two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of the cooperation plan between China and Ecuador on jointly promoting Belt and Road cooperation. 
Ecuadorian digital outlet Primicias wrote that the trip will mark a new chapter in the bilateral relationship that Ecuador has consolidated with one of its key economic partners.
"In recent years, China‑Ecuador relations have maintained steady growth. This upcoming visit is expected to further consolidate high‑level political mutual trust between the two countries and forge top‑level consensus for further cooperation in the next phase," Pan Deng, director of the Latin America and Caribbean Region Law Center at the China University of Political Science and Law, told the Global Times on Friday. 
Meanwhile, the visit will also help strengthen the bilateral institutional cooperation network, translate cooperation plans into concrete outcomes across niche sectors, and establish a multi‑tiered dialogue mechanism covering governments, enterprises and academia, Pan noted.
"Pragmatic cooperation between China and Ecuador has outgrown fragmented, ad hoc short‑term projects, entering a new era of long‑term cooperation that is institutionalized, regular and scalable," Pan added. 
According to China's Ministry of Commerce, the China‑Ecuador Free Trade Agreement was signed on May 11, 2023 and officially entered into force on May 1, 2024. Ecuador thus became China's 27th free‑trade partner and the fourth for China in Latin America.
China has, for consecutive years, stood as Ecuador's second‑largest trading partner. Figures from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs show that the bilateral trade volume stood at $17.33 billion in 2025, marking a 24‑percent year‑on‑year rise. For the January‑April period of 2026, bilateral trade totaled $6.28 billion, representing nearly 20‑percent year‑on‑year growth.
Pan noted that China‑Ecuador cooperation represents a typical model of complementary development. China boasts strengths in the market, production capacity, technology and capital, while Ecuador is endowed with high‑quality agricultural and marine resources, clean‑energy potential and a favorable Pacific geographic location. The two sides form a sound partnership based on mutual benefit and win‑win outcomes.
Specifically, Ecuador's agricultural produce, aquatic products and specialty resources  steadily continue to enter the Chinese market. In terms of investment and infrastructure, Chinese players have long taken part in local livelihood projects and infrastructure building that align with Ecuador's actual development needs, he noted. 
Ahead of the Ecuadorian president's state visit to China, Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi travelled to China in February as Latin America's first head of state to visit China in 2026. During Orsi's visit, the two sides issued a joint statement on deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership, and signed more than 10 cooperation documents covering investment, trade and other fields.
Much like China‑Uruguay ties, evolving China‑Ecuador relations demonstrate that Latin American countries can pursue development‑oriented practical cooperation through independent diplomacy, without being forced to take sides or sacrificing their sovereignty and economic autonomy, said Pan. 
Amid rising trade protectionism, geopolitical disruptions and heightened market uncertainties, the two sides uphold open cooperation and mutual benefit, offering the Global South a viable pathway for cooperation rooted in equality, mutual benefit, stability and no political strings attached, he added. 
。图为福建厦门万象城二期商场。新华社记者 林善传 摄　　今年上半年，厦门万象城二期正式投入运营。

B | 厦门万象城门店副总经理邓学介绍，商城落地城市首店、特色旗舰店超50家，首店率达43%。

C | 　　近年来，厦门将发展首发经济作为建设区域性国际消费中心城市、激发消费活力的重要抓手，着力构建“政策引导、载体支撑、场景赋能、服务保障”四位一体的首发经济服务体系，打造国内外知名品牌首发、首秀、首展、首店的集聚地和原创品牌孵化地。　　厦门市商务局流通业发展处处长薛航介绍，2025年，厦门市印发促进首发经济高质量发展若干措施，通过优化审批和通关流程降低隐性成本，打造从首店落地到首发首展、再到品牌孵化的完整闭环，全年新增市级及以上品质首店188家，首店能级、业态及区域布局均实现结构性优化。

D | 2026年，厦门又印发《厦门市消费新业态新模式新场景试点项目专项资金管理办法(试行)》，对全国性首发活动等实施奖励。今年上半年，全市新增各类首店超100家。　　“围绕零售、餐饮、文化创意等领域，厦门积极引进国内外知名品牌。2026年，SM厦门CHAO街、K11 Select等高品质商业综合体将陆续开业，形成首店集聚‘强磁场’。”薛航说，结合“季季有首发、月月有首秀”的促消费机制，首店带动各商圈能级向上突破，实现客流与销售额增长。　　“厦门区位优势独特，门店可以直面海内外顾客。

E | ”原创金属拼装玩具品牌“酷拼工坊”营运经理谢颖尚表示，自5月开业以来，“酷拼工坊”厦门首店的月销量达数千件。顾客在福建厦门万象城二期一家品牌的福建首店进行体验。新华社记者 林善传 摄　　“首发落地既是品牌对厦门城市消费力、影响力的认可，也加速了厦门的消费创新和商业品质提升。”薛航说，首店覆盖餐饮、零售、便民服务等多领域，优化商业业态结构，“在做大首店数量、提升首店能级的同时，厦门推动消费从商品消费向服务消费、体验消费、品质消费延伸，不断拓展消费新场景，满足不同消费群体需求”。

F | (记者邰晓安、秦宏)　　来源：新华社。

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