Relationship dossier
Hong Kong
Chile
Relationship assessment
Hong Kong and Chile maintain practical economic cooperation through trade and tax arrangements.
Hong Kong toward Chile
+30Hong Kong participated separately in negotiating and implementing a free trade agreement with Chile and concluded a bilateral tax arrangement, supporting economic ties.
Chile toward Hong Kong
+30Chile concluded a free trade agreement and a bilateral tax arrangement with Hong Kong, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is characterized by concrete economic arrangements, including a free trade agreement and a bilateral tax arrangement. Hong Kong participates separately in certain external economic matters while remaining a special administrative region of China; the wider scope of bilateral engagement is unclear.
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
Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China with authority to participate separately in certain external economic matters, has a free trade agreement with Chile. The agreement and a bilateral tax arrangement indicate practical economic cooperation, though the breadth of government-to-government engagement is unclear.
Key developments
Hong Kong and Chile signed a free trade agreement.
Hong Kong and Chile concluded a bilateral tax arrangement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation beyond trade and tax arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of Hong Kong government engagement with Chile outside economic matters is unclear.