Chilean President José Castor met with Chinese Ambassador to Chile, Niu Qingbao, at the presidential palace La Moneda Palace on Friday morning, as reported by the South China Morning Post on August 1. The talks lasted more than an hour. This is the first time the two have met since the right-wing president took office in March of this year. According to information from the Chilean presidential office, Custer, Foreign Minister Francisco Makena, and Deputy Foreign Minister Patricio Torres used this meeting to review the bilateral agenda, discuss the foreign minister's upcoming visit to China, and preparations for the president to attend the APEC Leaders' Meeting to be held in Shenzhen from November 18 to 19. The report said that just one day after the Office of the United States Trade Representative confirmed the imposition of 12.5% tariffs on Chilean imports, Custer held talks with the Chinese ambassador. According to the US side, the reason for implementing this measure was Chile's failure to ban the import of goods produced by so-called “forced labor.” Chile's biggest export product, copper, was excluded, but industries such as salmon, timber, and food were affected.

Chilean President José Castor met with Chinese Ambassador to Chile, Niu Qingbao, at the presidential palace La Moneda Palace on Friday morning, as reported by the South China Morning Post on August 1. The talks lasted more than an hour. This is the first time the two have met since the right-wing president took office in March of this year. According to information from the Chilean presidential office, Custer, Foreign Minister Francisco Makena, and Deputy Foreign Minister Patricio Torres used this meeting to review the bilateral agenda, discuss the foreign minister's upcoming visit to China, and preparations for the president to attend the APEC Leaders' Meeting to be held in Shenzhen from November 18 to 19. The report said that just one day after the Office of the United States Trade Representative confirmed the imposition of 12.5% tariffs on Chilean imports, Custer held talks with the Chinese ambassador. According to the US side, the reason for implementing this measure was Chile's failure to ban the import of goods produced by so-called “forced labor.” Chile's biggest export product, copper, was excluded, but industries such as salmon, timber, and food were affected.