Santiago, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Chilean President Boric said on April 23 that China is Chile's largest trading partner, and bilateral relations are developing healthily and independently, and the Chilean government will continue to develop relations with China independently, and the relations between the two countries will not be affected by any external pressure.

On the same day, in response to a question raised by a Xinhua News Agency reporter on Sino-Chilean relations at a foreign press conference hosted by the Chilean Presidential Palace, Boric said that Chile is the first South American country to establish diplomatic relations with China and the first Latin American country to sign a free trade agreement with China. In October last year, he went to China to attend the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and paid a state visit.