By Christopher Bodeen, AP April 9, 2009, 10:22 am TWN
BEIJING
-- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his two-day visit to Beijing
this week is part of the creation of a “new world order.”
The frequent U.S. critic, who met with China's president and Communist
Party leader Hu Jintao on Wednesday, told reporters that power in the
world was shifting from America to countries such as Iran, Japan and
China.
“We are creating a new world, a balanced world. A new
world order, a multipolar world,” Chavez said after arriving Tuesday
evening.
“The unipolar world has collapsed. The power of the U.S.
empire has collapsed,” he said. “Everyday, the new poles of world power
are becoming stronger. Beijing, Tokyo, Tehran ... it's moving toward
the East and toward the South.”
Chavez continued his theme in his
meeting with Hu, telling the president that “no one can be ignorant
that the center of gravity of the world has moved to Beijing.”
“During the financial crisis, China's actions have been highly positive
for the world. Currently, China is the biggest motor driving the world
amidst this crisis of international capitalism,” Chavez said in
preliminary remarks before reporters were ushered from the room.
Chavez has made Beijing a frequent stop in his global travels to promote
his agenda of anti-American world unity, stopping in the Chinese
capital six times since taking power in 1998 elections.
His visit
follows a sweep through the Middle East last week, including a stop in
Iran where he said he has little hope of better relations with
Washington under President Barack Obama because the United States was
still acting like an “empire” in his eyes.
While China's
Communist leaders have been low key in their response to Chavez's
political rhetoric, Beijing's state-run industries have been eager to
use Venezuela as a jumping-off point for their entry into South America.
Chinese companies in the mining and petroleum sector have been
especially eager to secure South American mineral resources.
During his visit, Chavez said he planned to review with Chinese leaders a
goal of boosting exports of Venezuelan oil to China from 380,000
barrels last year to 1 million barrels by 2013 — part of Venezuela's
strategy of diversifying oil sales away from the United States, which
buys about half the South American nation's heavy crude despite
political tensions.
Included in that strategy are plans for China
and Venezuela to build four oil tankers and three refineries in China
capable of processing Venezuela's heavy, sulfur-laden crude.
China and Venezuela have also invested in a US$12 billion fund to
finance joint development projects in areas including oil production,
infrastructure and agriculture.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/04/09/203559/Chavez-touts.htm
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