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The president of the Republic, Sebastian Piñera, He held on Tuesday a telephone conversation with the President of China, Xi Jinping, to commemorate 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
He Chinese President invited President Piñera to visit China and expressed that it will facilitate the installation of the new consulate of Chile in the city of Chengdu.
Both presidents highlighted the strengthening of economic cooperation within the framework of the Comprehensive Strategic Association, which has made China the main trading partner of Chile. Additionally, the heads of state agreed to deepen the development of the Belt and Road Initiative, and expressed the importance of looking to the future of bilateral relations, with a focus on innovation and inclusive and sustainable development.
The Presidents of Chile and China reiterated their commitment to a free and open multilateral trading system, agreed on the need to advance in a reform of the World Trade Organization and expressed mutual interest in Chile’s approach to the Regional Integral Economic Association (RCEP, for its acronym in English), which today represents a third of the world economy. For its part, China ratified its interest in joining TPP-11.
President Piñera appreciated China’s commitment to carbon neutrality and agreed to continue working constructively on the creation of a new Marine Protected Area in Antarctica, in the so-called Domain 1. The Chilean President also reiterated the commitment to work together in the development of clean energy and green hydrogen.
President Piñera appreciated China’s efforts in managing the Covid-19 pandemic and thanked that nation for its help to Chile to combat the pandemic. The leaders pledged to collaborate with special emphasis on research, development and distribution of vaccines.
