Senior official Wu Guanzheng met in Santiago Friday with Chilean
Chamber of Deputies President Patricio Walker Prieto on ways of
enhancing Sino-Chilean cooperation.
Wu, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of
the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said
relations between the two countries have seen steady development
since diplomatic ties were forged in 1970.
The two countries established the comprehensive and cooperative
partnership in 2004, pushing mutually beneficial cooperation to a
new high, Wu noted.
Wu, who arrived here Thursday for a three-day good-will visit to
Chile, said with the deepening of the mutual political trust
between the two countries, bilateral trade has been witnessing
rapid growth along with ever-increasing exchanges in culture,
education, tourism, science and technology.
The two countries have also supported each other on many
regional and international issues, he added.
Wu said China attaches great importance to its friendship with
Chile, and is willing to work with the Chilean side to push for
further development of the comprehensive and cooperative
partnership between the two countries.
He also expressed appreciation of Chile's upholding of the
one-China policy.
Walker agreed with Wu on the evaluation of the bilateral
relations.
He recalled the development of the Chilean-Chinese friendship,
saying the Chilean side admires the great achievements China has
made in its socio-economic development.
Walker reiterated that sticking to the one-China policy is a
consistent policy of the Chilean government and parliament, and
Chile will continue to maintain high-level exchanges with China and
make efforts to increase friendly exchanges and deepen mutually
beneficial cooperation in trade, economy and investment.
Upon his arrival, Wu said the purpose of his visit to Chile was
to conduct extensive exchanges, enhance friendship, expand common
ground and promote cooperation.
Chile was the last leg of Wu's three-nation Latin American tour,
which has taken him to Cuba and Colombia.
(Xinhua News Agency April 28, 2007)
