Chile: The cherry boom in China has improved the lives of our farmers

In November 2018, China and Chile signed a memorandum of understanding on the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which in 2023 marks ten years since it was proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Within the framework of this tenth anniversary, China Today interviewed the Chilean ambassador to China, Mauricio Hurtado, who shared with us his reflection on the IFR, the fruit trade between China and Chile, Chinese investments in his country, among other topics. China Today (CH): Little by little, cherries have become a symbol of the relationship between China and Chile. Today, more than 89 percent of Chilean cherries are exported to the Chinese market. To what do you attribute the popularity achieved by Chilean cherries? Mauricio Hurtado (MH): Without a doubt, sweetness. (The cherry) is a very sweet fruit that has a very attractive color, a very attractive size and, in addition, it can arrive in China at a very special time, which is the Chinese New Year, when ...