The topic would be causing concern in the fruit sector due to the importance of the Asian giant for its exports.

While expressing the union's concern, the president of the Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta), Víctor Catán, called on the government to redouble the dialogue with China, after the ambassador of the Asian country, Niu Qingbao, rejected the surcharges on his country's steel, imposed by the Chilean Anti-Distortion Commission.

“We are concerned about the situation and the discomfort that China has expressed through its ambassador in the National Congress,” said Catán.

He added that “it is a situation that we had addressed from Fedefruta, both with the Chinese embassy and with government authorities, mainly from the Ministry of Agriculture. We believe that it is necessary to redouble the dialogue, the willingness of the government of Chile to talk with its China counterparts, to be able to iron out these rough spots and ensure that this does not have consequences."

Ambassador Niu Qingbao had told the National Congress that there is no dumping in steel exports by Chinese companies, so the measure adopted by the Anti-Distortion Commission “does not coincide with the facts and contravenes the consensus reached in the meeting between both heads of state.”

The diplomat specified that “it would be detrimental to the development of both countries and would not be beneficial to develop the potential of the economic trade relationship between China and Chile,” causing concern in the fruit sector due to the importance of China for its exports.