Chilean presidential candidate of the ruling coalition Eduardo Frei Friday promised to further boost ties with China if he wins the Jan. 17 run-off election.
The former president told Xinhua that he is "proud" of being the first Chilean president engaging in direct contact with China when he was in office in 1994-2000.
"Now we have closer ties with China and in the future we have to march ahead much further," Frei said.
"We have had excellent ties with China," Frei said, adding that official statistics to be released soon will prove that "China is the main commercial partner of Chile."
He called for more efforts to enhance mutual investment and academic exchanges between both countries. There also exists a huge potential for the two developing nations to collaborate on environmental protection, he said.
The second round presidential election will be held on Jan. 17,pitting Frei against opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera, after the first round on Dec. 13 failed to produce an outright winner.
Pinera garnered 44 percent of the vote in the December poll, while Frei got 29.6 percent.
The new president is expected to take office on March 11 to replace President Michelle Bachelet.
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