China’s Xi Urges Brazil’s Lula to Jointly Protect Global South Interests

This combination of pictures created on August 11, 2025 shows Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) during a press conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on June 3, 2025, and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) as he leaves Red Square after the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2025. (Photo by EVARISTO SA and Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / various sources / AFP)

China and Brazil should safeguard the shared interests of the Global South and jointly maintain the United Nations’ core role, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said.

In a telephone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Xi stressed that both countries are constructive forces in safeguarding world peace and improving global governance, the agency added.

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