Ecuador’s Noboa courts China on shrimp, copper without threatening US ties

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa arrived in Beijing on Sunday for his first state visit to China, an eight-day trip during which he will seek to lift suspensions on 14 Ecuadorian shrimp processors and secure fresh investment in energy and mining. Noboa will hold talks with President Xi Jinping and meet separately with

Ecuador's president heads to Beijing with a wish list: mining cash, relief for 14 suspended shrimp exporters, and softer terms on roughly $2.2 billion in Chinese debt.