CCTV9英语新闻：中国和智利签署货币互换协议

China and Chile have signed a host of cooperation deals, including a multi-billion-U.S.-dollar currency swap pact as the two countries move to enhance their trade and financial ties. 

 

The deals were sealed after a meeting between visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Monday. 

 

China also agreed to grant a quota of 50 billion yuan or 8.1 billion dollars, to RMB qualified foreign institutional investors in the South American country. On the same day, Premier Li addressed a United Nations economic forum in the capital Santiago. 

 

In his speech, Premier Li said the world economy was in a "deep re-adjustment"... and called on countries to show a strong spirit to face up to coming challenges and develop the real economy. He urged nations to join hands to resolve the problems posed by a slow economic recovery. 

 

Chile is the last leg of a four-nation tour that also took Premier Li to Colombia, Peru and Brazil. During his visit to Chile, he said he saw great vitality, vigor and development potential.