2017年，中右翼候选人皮涅拉赢得大选，实现左右翼平稳更迭，新兴政治力量开始崛起。国内总需求低迷，增长乏力，政府诉诸扩张性政策调控；扩大投资、提高增长预期、提振经济将成为中右翼新政府未来四年的优先工作议程。新一轮人口普查启动，全球最大矿区爆发罢工。中智两国签署自贸协定升级。巴切莱特希望智利在“一带一路”框架下，构筑联结中国与拉美的桥梁。
In 2017，the centre-right candidate Piñera won Chile’s presidential election，and the transfer of government from left-wing to right-wing was smooth. The new political power began to rise. The economy was characterized by a deficient aggregate demand and a weak growth，and the government resorted to an expansionary policy. The expansion of investments，promotion of growth expectations，and an economic stimulus will become a priority agenda of the new right-wing government for the next four years. A new round of census started，and the world’s largest mining strike broke out. China and Chile signed a bilateral deal on upgrading the FTA. Bachelet expected that Chile will build a bridge between China and Latin America with the Belt and Road framework.
