News Americas, SANTIAGO, Chile, Fri. June 10, 2011: Chile wants those Chinese dollars.
President Sebastian Pinera this week signed a series of economic agreements with China and urged the Chinese government to use Chile as a platform for China to integrate with the rest of Latin America.
China is the second largest market for Chilean exports. Trade between Chile and China totals about $17 billion a year. China is the primary destination for Chilean copper, this country’s key export.
In their meeting, Pinera and Xi signed nine agreements on economic cooperation, including financial, telecommunications and mining.
“We hope not only to deepen the ties between both countries, but offer Chile as a platform for China to integrate with the rest of Latin America,” Pinera told Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who arrived on his final stop of a swing through Latin America.
