This was followed by the new Chinese President Hu Jintao’s participation at the 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting in Chile and a 13-day Latin American visit in the fall of 2004 to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Cuba. Only two months later, Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong headed a delegation to Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica, further boosting ties with the region.