{"id":660,"date":"2017-11-23T09:18:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T12:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asprocer.cl\/en\/?p=660"},"modified":"2017-11-23T09:18:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T12:18:02","slug":"chilean-president-highlights-importance-china-asia-pacific-global-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asprocer.cl\/en\/chilean-president-highlights-importance-china-asia-pacific-global-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilean president highlights importance of China, Asia-Pacific to global future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em>Chilean President Michelle Bachelet highlighted the important role that China and the Asia-Pacific will play in the geopolitical future of the world.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We know very well that our relationship with China &#8230; and with the Asia-Pacific &#8230; is crucial. The world is currently turning more than ever toward the Pacific, and we must look in this direction,&#8221; Bachelet said at an event for the 10th anniversary of the Confucius Institute at Santo Tomas University in Santiago, the capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Referring to China as &#8220;one of our main political partners on the path of openness, integration and cooperation for progress,&#8221; Bachelet said &#8220;I think we (Chile and China) have moved along a very positive path in recent decades and we must continue moving forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bachelet also went over some of the landmarks of the bilateral relationship, such as Chile being the first South American country to establish diplomatic relations with the People&#8217;s Republic of China in 1970, having signed a free-trade agreement (FTA), and the decade of existence of the Confucius Institute.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For Bachelet, the FTA has been key for trade to continue expanding. &#8220;Thanks to this FTA, bilateral trade expanded at an average annual pace of 16 percent to reach 31.4 billion U.S. dollars last year,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">China and Chile signed a deal on upgrading bilateral FTA on Nov. 11.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bachelet also highlighted the importance of the Confucius Institute to bilateral ties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Throughout these years, it (the Confucius Institute) has made great contributions to the building of cross-Pacific bridges to advance our goal of becoming a connection platform between South America and Asia, a region in which China &#8230; plays a leading role,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bachelet added that, upon leaving the presidency, she would learn Chinese, &#8220;the language in which the big topics of the 21st century will be discussed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The Confucius Institute is the main method of diffusing the Chinese culture and language in our country through courses, workshops and cultural activities. I am thinking of registering next year in March,&#8221; she continued.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Confucius Institute at Santo Tomas University has trained more than 12,000 students over the past decade in Chinese language and culture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source: en.people.cn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chilean President Michelle Bachelet highlighted the important role that China and the Asia-Pacific will play in the geopolitical future of the world. &#8220;We know very well that our relationship with China &#8230; and with the Asia-Pacific &#8230; is crucial. 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