June
28, 2004
China seeks oil project with
Venezuela says Chinese ambassador
(El Nacional, reproduced and translated by
BBC Monitoring Service) - "Ambassador
Ju Yijien has claimed that China and Venezuela
share the vision of a 'freer and more equitable'
world. Venezuela and China marked the 30th anniversary
of the signing of the official establishment of
their diplomatic relations (…)
(…) Yijien explains that the energy and agricultural
sectors represent the main areas for exchange
between the two countries, among other reasons
because of what he considers 'the great exodus
of Chinese companies' to win the international
market, but also because of his country's obvious
need to obtain increasing volumes of energy resources
with which to meet the requirements of its enormous
population.
He said: 'China consumes over 5m b/d and produces
only 3.5m b/d, which we import mainly from the
Middle East. In view of the shortage, we are seeking
alternative energy development projects in (...)
And in Latin America we want to carry out a large-scale
project with Venezuela.'"
