Concerns over Chile's China dependence will mount

Significance More recently, the complexities of maintaining this approach have increased in the face of incipient concern about the possible strategic implications of Chinese investment in some sectors of the Chilean economy. Impacts Mechanisms to protect fair competition may not suffice if foreign investment raises national security issues. Tianqi’s pursuit of its dispute with SQM over its Codelco joint venture may prove decisive in perceptions of Chinese investment in Chile. Questions will continue to be raised in Chile about the level of exports to a single country that, in itself, represents a vulnerability.