BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- China congratulates Jose Antonio Kast on his election as Chile's new president, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday.

According to media reports citing the electoral authorities on Dec. 14, Kast won the Chilean presidential runoff election, becoming the country's new president.

Noting that Chile is the first South American country to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, Guo said at a daily news briefing that over the past 55 years, China-Chile relations have maintained a steady momentum of sound development, yielding fruitful cooperation across various fields.

Guo noted that China is willing to work with the new government of Chile to further enhance mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation in multiple areas and promote the continuous advancement of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two sides to bring greater benefits to the two peoples. Enditem