Within the framework of the Fourth International Seminar “Latin America and the Caribbean and China: Conditions and Challenges in the XXI Century”, organized by the academic network RED ALC-China and CAF-development bank of Latin America, the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) designed a panel of experts on the internationalization of Latin American and Caribbean SMEs in the context of relations between Latin America and the Caribbean and the People’s Republic of China. This panel will address the following topics:

1. Analysis of the main characteristics of Latin American and Chinese SMEs in terms of their competitiveness and structure.
2. The Government’s role in the promotion of exports and the productive linkage of SMEs.
3. Successful practices of the region’s SMEs in the Chinese market.
4. Latent opportunities in LAC-China cooperation.