Chilean President Boric stated on the 13th that Chinese civilization has a long history and hopes to expand cultural exchanges between Chile and China. On November 13th, Chilean President Boric (second from left) visited the 43rd Santiago International Book Fair China Guest of Honor Exhibition Area in the capital city of Santiago. According to Xinhua News Agency (photo by Jorge Villegas), Boric visited the 43rd Santiago International Book Fair China Guest of Honor Exhibition Area in the Chilean capital Santiago on the same day. He gave a speech at the book fair, saying that China is Chile's largest trading partner, and the Chilean government hopes to help local enterprises further enter the Chinese market, as well as expand cultural exchanges between the two countries. Chinese civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, lasting for five thousand years without interruption, and has many things worth learning from. The Santiago International Book Fair, founded by the Chilean Book Association in 1981, is an important international book fair for Latin American countries. The 43rd Santiago International Book Fair was held from November 8th to 17th at the Mapocho Art and Culture Center in Santiago. As the guest country of honor at this year's book fair, China has carefully displayed over 3000 high-quality, thought-provoking, and Chilean readers' needs in the exhibition area. During the book fair, there were also events such as the China Latin America Literature Publishing Exchange Forum, the Chilean Special Exhibition of "Chinese Historical Painting Series", and the "Jose Venturelli Works Exhibition". (New Society)