Relationship dossier
Chile
People's Republic of China
Relationship assessment
Chile and China have a sustained partnership, underpinned by a bilateral free-trade agreement and broader strategic engagement.
Chile toward People's Republic of China
+55Chile established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China in 1970 and entered into a bilateral free-trade agreement with China, later agreeing to upgrade it. Chile also elevated bilateral ties through a comprehensive strategic partnership.
People's Republic of China toward Chile
+55China entered into a bilateral free-trade agreement with Chile and later agreed with Chile to upgrade it. China and Chile have also maintained a comprehensive strategic partnership and high-level bilateral engagement.
Overall relationship
+60The relationship has a durable institutional basis in the bilateral free-trade agreement and a broader strategic partnership. These arrangements reflect sustained government cooperation, especially in trade, alongside continued bilateral engagement.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Chile and China maintain a sustained, substantively cooperative relationship. Chile established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China in 1970, and the two governments later developed a bilateral free-trade agreement and elevated their partnership. Their cooperation includes trade arrangements and continued high-level engagement, though the full scope and implementation of bilateral commitments are not detailed here.
Key developments
Chile established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China.
The bilateral free-trade agreement between Chile and China entered into force.
The two governments elevated their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Chile and China signed an agreement upgrading their bilateral free-trade arrangements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral commitments beyond trade are unclear.
- The extent of recent government cooperation in specific sectors is uncertain.