With Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso by his side, US President Joe Biden has said the United States is looking to expand and strengthen ties with one of its staunchest allies in South America and a country that is getting plenty of attention from China.
Lasso’s visit to Washington, DC, on Monday comes as his nation is on the verge of completing a trade agreement with China, the US’s strongest economic competitor, which this year surpassed the US as Ecuador’s top trading partner on non-petroleum goods.
