Xi meets Chilean president

As firm defenders of multilateralism and free trade, China and Chile should enhance multilateral collaboration to safeguard the common interests of the Global South, Xi added.

Noting that China has become Chile's most important trading partner, Boric said bilateral cooperation has benefited the two peoples.

He said Chile will firmly adhere to the one-China principle, and is ready to expand cooperation with China on trade, investment and artificial intelligence, jointly advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and strengthen people-to-people and cultural exchanges.

All countries should adhere to free trade and mutual benefit and win-win results, and trade should not only serve the private interests of one country, Boric said, adding that waging a trade war leads nowhere.

Chile is willing to work with China to firmly safeguard multilateralism and the authority of the United Nations, insist on resolving differences through dialogue, and jointly uphold international fairness and justice, he said.

During his visit to China, the two sides signed a number of cooperation documents in fields such as economy, publishing, inspection and quarantine, media and think tanks.