Ecuador’s Noboa courts China on shrimp, copper without threatening US ties

Ecuadorian president lands in Beijing seeking to free up key exports and gain Chinese investment, months after deepening US security ties 4 -MIN READ4 -MIN Igor Patrickin Rio de Janeiro Published: 4:57am, 18 Aug 2026 Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa arrived in Beijing on Sunday for his first state visit to China, an eight-day trip during which he will seek to lift suspensions on 14 Ecuadorian shrimp processors and secure fresh investment in energy and mining. Noboa will hold talks with President Xi Jinping and meet separately with Premier Li Qiang and Zhao Leji, China’s top legislator, according to Beijing’s foreign…