The United States does not view China as a threat and Washington is in talks with Beijing on cooperation in Latin America, long considered America's backyard, Arturo Valenzuela, assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, told China Daily on August 18.

While China's trade share in Latin America is small, the potential is huge and there are many areas of possible cooperation between China and the US, Arturo Valenzuela said in the exclusive webchat with China Daily's netizens.

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