The United States coerced regional countries to limit or even cut ties with China but it offers little in return. Openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation are the hallmark of cooperation between China and the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. A closer partnership is the choice of the Chinese and Latin American peoples and serves the common interest of both sides. China welcomes countries around the world developing friendly and cooperative ties with Latin American countries based on equality and respect, he said. "No attempt to disrupt China's friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation with Latin America will ever succeed," the spokesperson said.