On March 11, 2026, at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Chile, Ni Hong, President Xi Jinping’s Special Envoy and Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, attended the presidential inauguration in Valparaíso, the seat of Chile’s Congress. A day earlier, he met separately in the capital Santiago with Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast and outgoing President Gabriel Boric.

Ni Hong conveyed President Xi Jinping’s warm greetings and good wishes to José Antonio Kast, noting that China stands ready to work with Chile’s new government to carry forward their traditional friendship and deepen the China-Chile comprehensive strategic partnership. José Antonio Kast thanked President Xi Jinping for sending a special envoy all the way to Chile to attend the presidential inauguration, and asked Ni Hong to convey his hearty greetings and best wishes to President Xi Jinping. José Antonio Kast noted that developing relations with China and adhering to the one-China principle is a state policy of Chile, and the new government will continue this diplomatic tradition. Chile highly values its relations with China and stands ready to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China in such areas as trade, investment, science and technology, housing construction, health, and disease prevention and treatment.

Ni Hong conveyed President Xi Jinping’s warm greetings to Gabriel Boric and spoke positively of Gabriel Boric’s contributions to advancing China-Chile relations during his tenure. Gabriel Boric asked Ni Hong to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping, noting that China is an important partner of Chile and expressing hope for further development of bilateral relations.