Chinese President Xi Jinping visited South America in November to participate in two important multilateral meetings – the APEC meeting and the G20 Summit.
Interactions between China and Brazil have attracted significant attention from the international media. China and Brazil have signed several bilateral agreements in various fields, including agriculture, infrastructure, energy, and aerospace. They have strengthened the alignment of the development strategies of both countries, consolidated mutual political trust between the two parties, and enhanced the strategic, innovative, and leadership nature of their bilateral relations.
China and Brazil are two large developing countries in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Both are vast and populous countries, and they are also members of BRICS. Naturally, China and Brazil share many common themes in terms of national development and the progress of the well-being of their peoples, among other aspects. The most representative is the commitment of both leaders to eradicating poverty as one of their most urgent tasks. President Xi described the work of poverty eradication as “a great task that I am determined to accomplish,” while Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva referred to solving hunger as “fulfilling the mission of life.” This reflects the reality that, although developing countries have their own realities, all countries share a common desire to pursue development and a better life.
The mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Brazil is highly compelling. For 15 consecutive years, China has been Brazil’s largest trading partner and one of its main sources of foreign investment. According to Chinese statistics, annual imports from Brazil to China exceeded $100 billion in the last three years. The scope of their shared interests continues to expand, with notable highlights in agriculture, infrastructure, green development, and technological innovation. Despite being separated by approximately 18,800 kilometers, making them “the most distant countries,” their relationship has transcended hemispheric and civilizational divisions, achieving mutual learning and shared prosperity. They have also become a model of cooperation and win-win results on the path to modernization between two developing countries and two nations of the “Global South.”
In the recent family photo taken at the G20 summit in Rio, the leaders of China, South Africa, Brazil, and India posed together, with some commentators interpreting this as a sign that the future of the “Global South” countries is on the horizon.
Source: Global Times