Although details of the program in Shanghai have not been disclosed so far, Castro is expected to hold talks with local authorities and businessmen, in addition to touring sites of economic and commercial interest, since this is considered the financial heart of China.

The president will be here for six days, accompanied by a large government and business delegation, and is expected to hold talks with her counterpart host, Xi Jinping, between Monday and Tuesday.

The trip takes place almost three months after Tegucigalpa formalized ties with Beijing after more than 80 years of ties with Taiwan, which now has the recognition of only 13 countries in the world.

Castro stressed the importance of this visit so as to expand the “new political, technical, commercial and cultural horizons” of Honduras, while her government mentioned the signing of “strategic and thematic cooperation agreements” with China.

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