SANTIAGO: Chile vowed Tuesday to strengthen trade with China in the face of protectionist threats from US President-elect Donald Trump, as it prepared to host the Asian giant’s president Xi Jinping. Foreign Minister Heraldo Munoz said Xi would sign an agreement to “deepen” their countries’ 2006 free trade agreement when he visits Chile later on Tuesday. Chile supports the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, a major trade agreement that has been thrown into doubt due to Trump’s opposition. Xi cast his country as a leader of free trade cooperation during last weekend’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The Chile visit is the last stop on a Latin American tour that has also taken Xi to Ecuador and Peru.

Source: Manila Times November 23, 2016 13:57 UTC