BrazilianPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvaandhiswifereceiveflowerspresentedbychildrenfromtheShanghaiChildren"sPalaceoftheChinaWelfareInstituteandposeforaphotowiththemuponarrivalinShanghai,eastChina,April12,2023.
EversinceChinaandBrazilestablisheddiplomaticties49yearsago,thetwocountrieshavemaintainedclosehigh-levelexchangesandsolidpoliticalmutualtrust.
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BEIJING,April16(Xinhua)--"I"vegottenajob,boughtasofaandarefrigeratorwiththemoneyIearned,plasteredtheexteriorsofmyhousewithcement,haveaccesstotheInternetathome,andlearnedhowtomakebusinesscontacts,purchaseandmarketonline.Allmydreamshavecometrue,"MarleneAraujoDiastoldXinhua.
LivinginaforestedvillageinthenorthernBrazilianstateofTocantinsnamedMalhadinha,AraujoDiasisoneofthemanylocalsfeelingtheirliveshavechangedsincethelaunchofaChinese-builtfruitprocessingplantinAugust2021.Thechange,whichAraujoDiasdescribedas"turningplainwaterintoredwine,"epitomizesclosecooperationbetweenthetwocountriesoceansaway.
ThelateststatevisitofBrazilianPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvatoChina,duringwhichheandChinesePresidentXiJinpingheldtalks,hasmappedoutanevenbrighterfutureforbilateralties,wherethetwobiggestdevelopingcountriesandemergingmarketsintheEasternandWesternhemispheresworktogethertodelivergreaterbenefitstothetwopeoples,andplayamoreimportantandpositiveroleforpeace,stabilityandprosperityintheirregionsandaroundtheworld.
"FRIENDSHIPISLIKEABOTTLEOFWINE"
"Friendshipislikeabottleofwine,theolder,thebetter."ThisBrazilianproverbquotedbyXiduringhisvisittoBrazilin2014wasrepeatedbyLulaonThursdaywhenhepraisedtherelationshipbetweenthetwocountriesas"extraordinary"inChina.
EversinceChinaandBrazilestablisheddiplomaticties49yearsago,thetwocountrieshavemaintainedclosehigh-levelexchangesandsolidpoliticalmutualtrust.In1993,BrazilbecamethefirstdevelopingcountrytoestablishastrategicpartnershipwithChina,andin2012thatpartnershipwasupgradedtoacomprehensivestrategicone.From2006to2022,theChina-BrazilHigh-LevelCoordinationandCooperationCommitteeheldsixmeetings,pushingforcontinuousfruitsinall-roundbilateralpracticalcooperation.
Agriculturalproducts,mineralsandpetroleumhavebeenpillarsintheeconomiccooperationbetweenChinaandBrazil.InvestmentfromChinaininfrastructureandprojectsforthepublicgoodhasbenefitedBrazilians.Moreover,theopeningofanewcargoairroutelinkingthesouthernChinesemetropolisShenzhentoSaoPaulo,Brazil"slargestcity,earlierinAprilisexpectedtofurtherstimulatee-commercetradebetweenthetwocountries.
High-levelinteractionshavebecomemorefrequentinrecentyears,too.InJuly2014,XiwenttoBraziltoattendthesixthBRICSsummit,andmetwithleadersfromtheCommunityofLatinAmericanandCaribbeanStates.InNovember2019,hetravelledtoBrazilagaintoattendthe11thBRICSsummit.Lula,anoldfriendoftheChinesepeoplewhohasvisitedChinamultipletimes,choseChinaashisfirstdestinationoutsidetheAmericasaftertakingovertheBrazilianpresidencyearlythisyear.
BrazilianPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvavisitsanexhibitionhallonthelatestdevelopmentindigitaltechnologyanddigitaleconomyattheShanghaiResearchCenterofHuaweiinShanghai,eastChina,April13,2023.(Xinhua/GaoFeng)
StressingthatChinaalwaysseesitsrelationshipwithBrazilasahighpriorityonitsdiplomaticagenda,XisaidFridaythat"Chinawelcomesmorehigh-qualityproductsfromBrazilintoitsmarket.ChinawillactivelyexploregreatersynergybetweenitsBeltandRoadInitiativeandBrazil"sreindustrializationstrategy."
Thetwocountrieshavealsojointlyplayedanimportantroleintoday"sturbulentworld,communicatingandcoordinatingcloselywithinsuchmultilateralframeworksastheUnitedNations,theWorldTradeOrganization,BRICSandtheGroupof20.
Facingglobalchangesofamagnitudeunseeninacentury,ChinaandBrazilareresolvedtopracticetruemultilateralism,advocatethecommonvaluesofhumanity,workforamorejustandequitableinternationalgovernancesystem,trulysafeguardthecommoninterestsofdevelopingcountriesandinternationaljusticeandequity,andbuildacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind,XisaidFriday.
LulasaidBrazilstandsreadytoworkwithChinatocontributetodevelopingcountries"effortstoshakeoffunfairrulesandrealizeafairerandmorebalanceddevelopment.
"NEWRECORDINTRADE"
MooredatthePortofAcuinthecityofRiodeJaneiro,ChinesesupertankerYUANPENGYANGquietlyawaitsitsdepartureforAsiaonceitisfullyloadedwithcontainersofBraziliancrudeoil.
ViniciusPatel,directorofthePortAdministration,toldXinhuathatexportingcrudeoilandironoretoChinahasbeenoneofthecorebusinessesoftheportsinceitsoperationin2014.
"WesignednewcontractswithChinesecompanieslastyear.OurexportstoChinahavehitanewrecord,"Patelsaid.
ThebuzzoftheportisastellarexampleoftheboomingtradebetweenChinaandBrazil."WhenIfirstvisitedBeijing,fewanalystsimaginedthattheSino-Brazilianpartnershipwouldacquiretherelevanceithastoday.Sincethen,ourtradehasmultiplied16-foldandChinahasbecomeBrazil"smaintradingpartner,"LulasaidinawritteninterviewwithXinhuashortlybeforedepartingforhisstatevisittoChina.
"ThevalueofourexportstoChinaisgreaterthanthesumofourexportstotheUnitedStatesandtheEuropeanUnion,"hesaid,"ChinaisagreatenginefortheBrazilianagro-industry."
ChinahasbeenBrazil"sbiggesttradepartnerfor14consecutiveyears,andBrazilisthefirstLatinAmericancountrytohitatradingvolumeofover100billionU.S.dollarswithChina.
AcontainershipdocksatRiodeJaneiroPortinBrazil,March20,2023.(PhotobyClaudiaMartini/Xinhua)
In2022,two-waytradestoodat171.35billiondollars.Chinaimported54.4milliontonsofsoybeansand1.11milliontonsoffrozenbeeffromBrazil,takingup59.72percentand41percentoftheirtotalimportamount,respectively,showeddatafromChina"sGeneralAdministrationofCustoms.
OnFeb.7,thePeople"sBankofChinasignedamemorandumofcooperationwiththeCentralBankofBraziltoestablishRMBclearingarrangementsinBrazil,amoveexpertssaywillimprovebilateraltradeefficiencyanddefuseexternalriskstoprovideaneffectivesafeguardmechanismfortradebetweenthetwocountries.
AfterthetalksbetweenXiandLulaonFriday,thetwopresidentswitnessedthesigningofvariousbilateralcooperationdocumentsontradeandinvestment,digitaleconomy,scientificandtechnologicalinnovation,informationandcommunications,povertyreduction,quarantine,spaceandothers.
GustavoBiscassi,headofExternalAffairsofBrazil"smininggiantVale,toldXinhuathatforhiscompany,whichhasbeenexportingproductstoChinaforthelast50years,"Chinaisnotonlyourlargestmarket,butalsoacriticalsupplierforthemining,infrastructureandlogisticsequipmentandservices."
"WearelookingforwardtocontinuingourclosecooperationwithChinainthenext50years,"hesaid.
"WHENCULTURESCOMETOGETHER"
OnJan.19,redlanterns,Chinesepaper-cutsandliondancesdecoratedtheancientBraziliancityofRecife.HundredsofBraziliansgatheredatthecity"sMarcoZeroSquareonthisveryday,notonlytomarkthearrivaloftheYearoftheRabbit,butalsotocelebratetheinclusionoftheChineseNewYearintoRecife"sofficialcalendar.
"Ourhistoricalheritage,withthereceptionofthelightshowofChina,isasifthetwoculturesareunited...andtalkalittletotheworldthatbrotherhoodbetweenpeoplesispossible.Andthat,howbeautifulitiswhenculturescometogether!"saidCityCouncilorCidaPedrosa.
"Therelationshipbetweenpeoplesisextremelyimportant,becausewhatmakesacultureflowand(stay)aliveiswhenoneculturemeetsanotherculture,"shesaid.
BrazilianPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvaspeaksattheinaugurationceremonyofthenewpresidentoftheNewDevelopmentBank(NDB),DilmaRousseff,formerBrazilianPresident,atthebank"sheadquartersinPudong,Shanghai,eastChina,April13,2023.(Xinhua/GaoFeng)
OnSept.19,2022,RecifeokayedadecreeproposedbyPedrosatoestablishtheChineseNewYearasanofficialholidayinthecity.InearlyFebruarythisyear,thecityofFozdoIguacuinsouthernBrazilalsodecidedtomaketheChineseNewYearcelebrationanannualevent.
Culturalandpeople-to-peopleexchangesbetweenthetwocountrieshavebeenflourishingovertheyears,forexample,insports,medicineandthearts.FourteenConfuciusInstituteshavebeenestablishedinBrazil,themostamongLatinAmericancountries,andBrazilhassetupanationalfestivaltocelebrateeveryAugustthearrivalofChineseimmigrantstoBrazil.
InFebruary2021,thefirstChineseschoolinBrazilopenedinRiodeJaneiro.Twoyearslater,thetwocountrieslaunchedvirtualcoursesforteachingChineselanguageandculturetobeginners.
ChinaandBrazilneedtocapitalizeonthe50thanniversaryoftheirdiplomaticrelationsnextyeartocarryoutmorepeople-to-peopleexchanges,andcultivatestrongerpublicsupportforSino-Brazilianfriendship,XisaidFriday.
Similarly,LulasaidhehasfullconfidencethatBrazil-Chinarelationswillembraceabrighterfuture.■
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