State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region holds promise and vitality and is not anyone's backyard. The people in the region need fairness, justice and mutually beneficial cooperation, not power politics, hegemony or bullying, Wang said.

Noting that China and the LAC countries are part of the developing world, Wang said the shared aspiration for independence, development and vitalization connects the Chinese dream closely with the LAC dream.

China will continue to deepen friendship, expand cooperation and work together with LAC friends for a China-LAC community with a shared future, Wang said.