Chile–Vietnam relations

Chile–Vietnam relations refers to the current and historical relations between Chile and Vietnam. Chile has an embassy in Hanoi and a consulate in Hồ Chí Minh City; whilst Vietnam has an embassy in Santiago. The two countries are both members of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and are main parties signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Chilean–Vietnamese relations

Chile
Vietnam

History

Chile and Vietnam first established relationship at 1972, back then when there were two Vietnams taking place in the Vietnam War. However, after Augusto Pinochet staged a coup d'etats a year later and following North Vietnam's victory in 1975 the relationship became strained. Pinochet, an anti-communist, was hostile to the newly established communist government of Vietnam and there was no official relationship during the 1980s between the right-wing anti-communist Chilean junta and Communist Vietnam. At the same time, Vietnam's planned economy faltered while Chile witnessed a significant economic growth which was praised as "Miracle of Chile".[1]

Economic relations
Embassy of Chile in Hanoi

Throughout the late 1980s both countries witnessed big changes. Vietnam began their economic reform in 1986 while Chile transferred from junta to democracy in 1990. The relationship thawed. Chile has become one of Latin America's largest economic investors to Vietnam.[2] As of 2017, Vietnam is Chile's second largest trading partner in the ASEAN.[3]

The two countries have been deepening their trade and economic relations[4] which are now much deeper than the usual trade relations between two countries, as praised by Ambassador of Chile to Vietnam Claudio de Negri.[5]

Both nations signed a Free-Trade Agreement in 2014 and was re-affirmed by President Michele Bachelet in her visit to Vietnam at 2017.[6]

References
  1. "Augusto Pinochet". The Guardian. 11 December 2006.
  2. "Canciller: "la relación entre Chile y Vietnam se ha venido profundizando a través de los años"". Iberoamérica Central de Noticias. 10 November 2017. (in Spanish)
  3. "Vietnam, Chile strengthen relations". Vietnam Plus. August 4, 2015.
  4. "Vietnam & Chile step up relations". Vietnam Economic Times. 9 November 2017.
  5. "Chile – Vietnam relations are greater than the distance between the two countries". Vietnam Times. 11 June 2017.
  6. "President Bachelet in Hanoi: "Vietnam, like Chile, is a country committed to open trade"". Government of Chile.
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