Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Foreign Affairs Minister of Chile Alberto van Klaveren Stork in Beijing on Wednesday, to discuss relations between their two countries.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that in the past three years, the two countries' heads of state have led bilateral cooperation in various fields to the achievement of remarkable outcomes, noting that the China-Chile relationship is at its best period in history.
He recalled the moment when Chilean President Gabriel Boric brought Chinese President Xi Jinping's book to their recent meeting in Lima in mid- November, for a signature by Xi.
Wang mentioned expanding collaboration in emerging fields such as information and communications technology and clean energy to support each other's modernization processes.
China is willing to maintain high-level exchanges with Chile, strengthen exchanges at all levels, and continuously promote the level of bilateral economic and trade cooperation, he said.
China is also willing to expand cooperation with Chile in emerging areas such as information, communications and clean energy to boost each other's modernization efforts. The two sides need to further enhance the alignment of development strategies.
For his part, van Klaveren said that Chile firmly adheres to the one-China principle and looks to further deepen Belt and Road cooperation with China, to strengthen bilateral cultural and people-to-people exchanges, deepen bilateral cooperation across various fields, improve mutual connectivity between the two countries, and promote further development in bilateral relations.
Chile is committed to working with China to safeguard free trade and supports China's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), two regional trade frameworks of which Chile is a member, said the Chilean foreign minister.
Chinese foreign minister holds talks with Chilean counterpart on relations
In his new year's call to world leaders, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world leaders to get "priorities straight" and invest in development, not destruction.
"As we enter the new year, the world stands at a crossroads. Chaos and uncertainty surround us. Division. Violence. Climate breakdown. And systemic violations of international law. A retreat from the very principles that bind us together as a human family. People everywhere are asking: Are leaders even listening? Are they ready to act?" Guterres said in his New Year message for 2026.
The scale of global suffering remains severe. More than one-quarter of humanity lives in conflict-affected areas, over 200 million people require humanitarian assistance, and nearly 120 million have been forcibly displaced by war, crises, disasters or persecution, according to UN statistics.
"As we turn the page on a turbulent year, one fact speaks louder than words: Global military spending has soared to 2.7 trillion dollars, growing by almost 10 percent. That is thirteen times more than all development aid, equivalent to the entire Gross Domestic Product of Africa. All, while conflict rages at levels unseen since World War II. On this new year, let's resolve to get our priorities straight. A safer world begins by investing more in fighting poverty and less in fighting wars," said the UN chief.
A UN report released in September 2025 showed that rising military spending comes at a high opportunity cost, noting that less than 4 percent of current global military expenditure could end world hunger by 2030, just over 10 percent could vaccinate every child worldwide, and reallocating 15 percent would be sufficient to cover annual climate adaptation costs in developing countries.
"Peace must prevail. It's clear the world has the resources to lift lives, heal the planet, and secure a future of peace and justice. In 2026, I call on leaders everywhere: Get serious. Choose people and planet over pain. And I urge everyone who hears this message: Play your part. Our future depends on our collective courage to act. This new year, let‘’s rise together: For justice. For humanity. For peace," he said.
UN chief issues New Year's call to world leaders for peace, development
