The first Cooperation Forum Space Conference of the States of China, Latin America, and the Caribbean took place in Wuhan. During this conference, agreements were reached on collaborating on lunar and deep universe exploration projects, defending the central role of the United Nations Organization in outer space, and supporting the application of aerospace technologies. The Wuhan Declaration, consisting of seven points, aims to support member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), including Mexico. It establishes the forum as an information center for sharing solutions in science, technology, applications, education, and training, as well as promoting high-quality debate on space-related topics.
The declaration also supports the application of satellite communications, navigation, and Earth observation technologies in various areas such as environmental protection, agriculture, forestry, disaster prevention, and mitigation. With a focus on fighting climate change. It emphasizes promoting space cooperation between agencies and research institutes participating in consultations on international standards for outer space and establishing a long-term staff training mechanism.
China has already signed cooperation agreements with some countries in the Celac bloc such as Brazil Venezuela Bolivia during this forum Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing highlighted the progress made in space cooperation with Latin American and Caribbean countries. The event held to commemorate China’s Space Day and celebrate its first satellite launch Dongfanghong-1 in 1970 aimed to strengthen development strategies deepen scientific technological cooperation enhance talent exchanges in field space between China these regions build on mutual interest peaceful uses of space technology established principles governing space activities in 1967 reflecting commitment to sustainable development goals particularly related to space climate change .