Feature: Half of the globe apart, still good neighbors: Xi Jinping's affinity with Latin America

by Xinhua writer Ma Qian

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- "True friends always feel close to each other no matter the distance between them." Chinese President Xi Jinping has cited this household line from an ancient Chinese poem to characterize China's relations with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Since becoming the Chinese head of state, Xi has flown five times across half of the globe to Lat