On the morning of October 20, 2003, President Hu Jintao met with Mexican President Vicente Fox.

The two leaders spoke highly of the progress in relations between the two countries and bilateral cooperation in economy and trade, science and technology, education, culture and other fields. Hu said that as two important developing countries, China and Mexico share wide-ranging common interests in maintaining world peace and promoting common development. The Chinese government attaches great importance to further developing an all-round friendly cooperation with Mexico. We should try to be sincere cooperation partners. He called on the two sides to join hands in fully tapping the potential of bilateral cooperation, support the business circles of both countries to continue to conduct all-directional, multi-level and wide-ranging cooperation and further bilateral friendly ties and cooperation.

Fox said China's rapid development constitutes a stabilizing force in the region and also provides Mexico with great opportunities for developing its domestic economy. Mexico would work with China for an even more beautiful future for bilateral ties. The two leaders also exchanged views on cooperation in APEC and other regional and international organizations.