On the morning of May 14, 2025, President Xi Jinping met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric, who is in China for the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Xi Jinping pointed out that this year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Chile. Fifty-five years ago, the visionary?elder?leaders of both countries broke through the shadow of the Cold War and pioneered the establishment of diplomatic relations between the?People's Republic of China and South American countries. Over the past half-century, regardless of the changing international landscape, the ship of China-Chile relations has always cleaved waves and sailed ahead, leading the development trend of China's relations with Latin American and Caribbean?(LAC) countries. China and Chile should continue to enrich their?comprehensive strategic partnership?for the era, set an example for China-Latin America common development and for South-South cooperation, and jointly advance?the cause of peace and progress for humanity.
Xi Jinping stressed that China is ready to work with Chile to consolidate political mutual trust, uphold mutual respect, treat each other as equals, pursue mutual benefit?and win-win results, enhance exchanges on governance experience, firmly support each other on issues related to?their respective core interests and major concerns, and safeguard their respective sovereignty, security, and development interests. Both sides should implement the Belt and Road cooperation plan, deepen cooperation in such fields as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, industrial investment, infrastructure, and green minerals, and cultivate new growth areas in astronomy, polar regions, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and the digital economy. China supports more Chinese enterprises in investing and doing business in Chile and welcomes more high-quality Chilean products into the Chinese market. The two sides should enhance mutual learning between civilizations and carry out exchange?activities in education, culture, media, and youth, facilitate personnel?exchanges, and lay a good?foundation of public support for the long-term development of bilateral relations.?At present, the international situation?is fraught with?transformation?and turbulence, and?the surging countercurrents?of unilateralism and protectionism deal a serious blow to the international economic and trade order.?As staunch defenders of multilateralism and free trade, China and Chile should strengthen coordination in multilateral arenas to safeguard the common interests of the Global South.
Gabriel Boric?said?that Chile attaches great importance to its relations with China. China has become Chile's most important trading partner, and bilateral cooperation has benefited?the people of both countries. Chile will firmly pursue?the one-China principle,?and looks forward to further expanding cooperation with China in trade, investment, artificial intelligence and other fields, advancing high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and enhancing people-to-people?and cultural?exchanges, so as?to achieve more concrete outcomes in Chile-China relations.?All countries should uphold free trade and mutual benefit?and win-win results. Trade should not serve the selfish interests of a single country, and waging?a trade war leads nowhere. Chile is willing?to work with China to firmly safeguard multilateralism and the authority of the United Nations,?stand for resolving differences through dialogue, and jointly uphold?international fairness and justice.
Wang Yi attended?the meeting.
During Gabriel Boric's visit to China, the two sides signed a number of bilateral cooperation documents in areas such as?the economy, publishing, inspection and quarantine, as well as media and think tanks.
