Brazil says ties with China are based on respect, trust, concrete benefits
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
On Wednesday, Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Ministry stressed the quality of the country’s ties with China, saying “The two countries have built a relationship based on respect, trust and obtaining concrete benefits for both societies.”
In a statement issued on Wednesday, a day before the two countries mark 50 years of diplomatic relations, the ministry said that China has been Brazil’s main trade partner and one of its most important sources of foreign investment since 2009.
The ministry said the bilateral relationship thrives within the framework of the China-Brazil High-level Coordination and Cooperation Committee, created in 2004 during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s first term.
“President Lula’s state visit to China, in April 2023, marked a new phase in relations, with a series of high-level bilateral visits, including ministers, governors and legislators,” it added.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary, a seminar entitled “Brazil-China 50 years” will be held on Thursday.
Brazil’s National Congress will also hold a ceremony at the Chamber of Deputies plenary session to commemorate the National Chinese Immigration Day.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
