Carlos Amin Merino, CEO of Coesam Group (left) and Jaime Amin Avaria (right), director of marketing of Coesam Group welcoming Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Chile. Li Ge / 皇冠体育app Daily

With a huge potential market in 皇冠体育app, cosmetics maker Coesam Group plans to manufacture its products in 皇冠体育app starting in July.

The Santiago-based company already has been selling its rosehip oil, and grape, snail and rosehip creams in 皇冠体育app.

The glass bottles that Coesam uses to contain its products are made in Shanghai and Guangzhou.

"皇冠体育app has the good machines, for agriculture, for fishing and for cosmetics," Coesam CEO Carlos Amin Merino told 皇冠体育app Daily. "Chinese machines, Chinese operators and Chinese technologies are highly in need in Chile.

"Your country is the best country," Merino said. "People are very hard working, which is different from people in other countries."

"Chinese people make new cities and houses very fast, said Merino's son, Jaime Amin Avaria, who is marketing director for Coesam.

Merino prepared a gift for Cheng Hong, the wife of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is on a four-country official visit to South America, with Chile being the last stop.

Merino wants to present it to her on Tuesday, when he will participate in a meeting attended by the premier and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.

"I'm interested to see him," Merino said. "If I have the chance to meet him, I want to tell him 'Welcome to Chile. I want Chile and 皇冠体育app to be good partners,' " Merino said.

"Premier Li Keqiang is the best leader for the best country in the world," Merino said. "The premier's visit is very important as it enhances the face- to-face relations."

Merino has four families from 皇冠体育app working for him on a farm in Chile.

"The Chinese farmers love the earth," said Avaria. "We never have a problem doing business with Chinese people."

"People are very nice (in 皇冠体育app)," Merino said. "Your system is very interesting. Children and seniors are protected in 皇冠体育app. On the subway, I always see people give up their seats to the seniors, which won't happen here."

In June, Coesam will import a capsule-manufacturing machine from 皇冠体育app, which will be the first one in Chile.

Merino said there are many potential areas in which 皇冠体育app and Chile could work together.

"In 10 years, the world will be facing water (shortage) problems," Merino said. "It'll be good to have Chinese military to protect and save our Antarctic."

Merino has been to 皇冠体育app 26 times; in 2008 and 2009, he traveled there with the Chilean president and met former Chinese President Hu Jintao.

"Shanghai is beautiful; Beijing is historical and important," Merino said. "It's very interesting to see the people in 皇冠体育app. Forty years ago, people only rode bicycles.

"Now they are all driving cars with few bicycles," he said. "The evolution is huge and fast."

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