The Chile-China free trade agreement was signed on 18 November 2005 after five rounds of negotiations and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Cooperation and Social Security.

On 20 September 2007, Chile and China signed an agreement on environmental cooperation based on Article 108 of the FTA.

Documents relating to the negotiations
20 September 2007	Chile and China sign Environmental Agreement
07 November 2005	Close of Chile-China negotiations announced
02 November 2005	Memorandum of understanding on labor and social security cooperation
24-28 October 2005	Fifth round of Chile-China negotiations
30 June 2005	Third round of Chile-China negotiations
10 May 2005	Second round of Chile-China negotiations
25 January 2005	Sino-Chilean FTA talks launched
18 November 2004	Chinese and Chilean presidents announce free trade talks
April 2004	Joint feasibility study on a free trade agreement between Chile and China
Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile; Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); Ministerio Secretaría General de Gobierno de Chile; Ministry of Commerce, People's Republic of China.

In September 2006, the President of Chile announced that a second phase of negotiations would begin, with the objective of broadening and deepening the Chile-China agreement to cover the areas of services and investment. On 24 March 2008, after six rounds of negotiations, Chile and China concluded technical negotiations to incorporate trade in services into the Chile-China FTA already in force. On 13 April 2008 Chile and China signed the Supplementary Agreement on Trade in Services. The Supplementary Agreement on Trade in Services of the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and China entered into force on 01 August 2010.

Documents relating to the expansion of the FTA (Services)
01 August 2010	The Supplementary Agreement on Trade in Services of the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and China entered into force
13 April 2008	Chile and China sign supplementary agreement on trade in services
13 April 2008	Text of the supplementary agreement on trade in services of the Chile-China FTA
24 March 2008	Chile and China ended negotiations aimed at incorporating the services sector in the Chile-China FTA
17 January 2008	Viña del Mar, Chile. V round of negotiations to expand Chile-China FTA
05 November 2007	Beijing, China. IV round of negotiations to expand Chile-China FTA
09 July 2007	Beijing, China. III round of negotiations to expand Chile-China FTA
23 April 2007	Santiago, Chile. II round of negotiations to expand Chile-China FTA
15 January 2007	Beijing, China. I round of negotiations to expand Chile-China FTA
07 September 2006	Chile announces new phase of Chile-China FTA negotiations
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); Secretaría General de Gobierno, Chile; Ministry of Commerce, People's Republic of China.

Negotiations on the Chapter on Investment began on 14 January 2009. Since then, six additional rounds of negotiations on investment have taken place.

Documents relating to the expansion of the FTA (Investment)
01-04 February 2010	Santiago de Chile. Sixth round of negotiations of FTA talks on investment
24-27 November 2009	Beijing, China. Fifth round of negotiations of FTA talks on investment
23-25 September 2009	Beijing, China. Fourth round of negotiations on investment
22-24 June 2009	Santiago de Chile. Third round of negotiations investment
07-08 April 2009	Beijing, China. Second round of negotiations of FTA talks on investment
14 January 2009	First round of investment negotiations
Source: Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON); Ministry of Commerce, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Foreign Economic Relation & Trade Commission.

The agreement was approved by the Chilean Parliament and signed by the Chilean President on August 9 and 21, 2006, respectively. The Chile-China free trade agreement entered into force on 01 October 2006.

Documents relating to entry into force
01 October 2006	Chile-China FTA enters into force
21 August 2006	Promulgation of Chile-China FTA
09 August 2006	Chilean Congress unanimously approves Chile-China FTA
Source: Ministerio Secretaría General de Gobierno, Chile

• Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Chile (DIRECON)
• Ministerio Secretaría General de Gobierno, Chile
• Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
• Shanghai Foreign Economic Relation & Trade Commission