Xi holds meeting with Brazilian President Lula, both reaffirming their commitment to multilateralism.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Beijing during Lula’s official state visit to China.
Xi noted that last year marked the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Brazil, during which both sides elevated their relationship to a China-Brazil community with a shared future aimed at fostering a fairer world and a more sustainable planet.
He encouraged both nations to actively advance the construction of this shared future, deepen the alignment of their development strategies, and promote greater unity and cooperation among Global South countries.
Xi emphasized the importance of maintaining strategic trust, offering mutual support on core interests, and enhancing exchanges across all sectors and levels.
He called for expanded cooperation by aligning Brazil’s development goals with the Belt and Road Initiative, utilizing existing cooperation mechanisms, strengthening collaboration in infrastructure, agriculture, and energy, and exploring new fields such as green energy, aerospace, the digital economy, and artificial intelligence.
Xi highlighted the need to promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges, facilitate easier movement of individuals between the two countries, and boost collaboration in education, tourism, media, and at local levels.
He also underscored the value of multilateral coordination. As leading developing nations in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, China and Brazil should work closely in multilateral forums to uphold multilateralism, improve global governance, protect the international economic order, and oppose unilateralism, protectionism, and coercive practices.
President Lula affirmed Brazil’s commitment to deepening strategic ties with China and advancing the development of a Brazil-China community with a shared future.
He expressed Brazil’s willingness to align its development strategy with the Belt and Road Initiative to enhance cooperation in trade, infrastructure, aerospace, and finance, and also called for expanded youth and cultural exchanges to strengthen ties between the peoples of both nations.
Lula criticized protectionism and excessive tariffs as harmful to development and stability. He praised China’s firm stance on global challenges and expressed Brazil’s readiness to work closely with China in international affairs to defend the interests of the Global South and promote global fairness and justice.
During the visit, the two presidents witnessed the signing of 20 cooperation agreements in areas including strategic development, science and technology, agriculture, digital economy, finance, inspection and quarantine, and media.
The two leaders also held a joint press conference.
China and Brazil issued joint statements reaffirming their commitment to building a China-Brazil community with a shared future, supporting multilateralism, and outlining their positions on the Ukraine crisis.
Before the formal talks, Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, held a welcome ceremony for Lula and his wife, Rosângela Lula da Silva, outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People.
That evening, Xi and Peng hosted a state banquet in honor of President Lula and his wife.
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