Honduras and China set up the joint commission for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations in Tegucigalpa, following the establishment of diplomatic relations in March between the Central American country and the Asian giant and the break with Taiwan. "Honduras can learn a lot from China in terms of the policies that have lifted its citizens out of poverty and turned China into a world power," says Honduran Economic Development Minister Fredis Cerrato. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES