On the afternoon of November 15, 2024 local time, President Xi Jinping met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric on the sidelines of the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima.
Xi Jinping noted that Chile was the first South American country to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. Over the past half-century, the two sides have always firmly supported each other on core interests and major concerns, being good friends who trust each other, and good partners for win-win cooperation. China is ready to work with Chile to take the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year as an opportunity to strengthen strategic communication, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, share development opportunities, and promote new and greater development in the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two sides, so as to bring greater benefits to the two peoples.
Xi Jinping stressed that the two sides should strengthen interactions and exchanges in various fields and at all levels, uphold mutual respect and trust, mutual benefit, and connectivity, and continuously enrich their cooperation. The two sides should strengthen cooperation in areas such as infrastructure, clean energy, information and communications, and promote bilateral cooperation to more sustainable and broader areas with high-level free trade and more open industrial policies. China welcomes more high-quality Chilean products to be exported to China, supports more Chinese enterprises in investing and doing business in Chile, and hopes that Chile will provide a transparent, open and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises. China is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with Chile within multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and APEC, practice true multilateralism, safeguard a smooth and stable global supply chain and the common interests of the Global South, and jointly build an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community.
Gabriel Boric said Chile and China enjoy sound relations and yield fruitful results in economic and trade cooperation. Under the current international circumstances, the constant development of Chile-China relations holds great significance. Chile firmly abides by the one-China principle and is willing to deepen exchanges and cooperation with China in various fields such as culture and education. Gabriel Boric congratulated President Xi Jinping on the opening of the Chancay Port yesterday. He expressed Chile's welcome for more Chinese enterprises to carry out cooperation with Chile in areas such as production capacity and infrastructure, and Chile's willingness to provide a favorable business environment for Chinese companies. Chile looks forward to close communication with China within multilateral frameworks including APEC, jointly opposing protectionism, and safeguarding global free trade as well as safe and smooth industrial and supply chains. Chile supports China's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA).
Cai Qi and Wang Yi, among others, attended the meeting.
