Category: China-Latin America

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China would support Brazil “in defending its right to development and opposing the bullying practices of arbitrary tariffs,” according to China Daily. He made the comments during a phone call with Celso Amorim, chief advisor to the president of Brazil.

As Brazil stares down the barrel of 50% tariffs on its exports to the United States, China signaled a willingness to expand ties. On Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun was asked by a Brazilian journalist to respond to the Trump administration’s threat of tariffs and its ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a raft of bilateral cooperation agreements on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro. They include a letter of intent between Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy and China General Nuclear ...

China on Monday prepared to welcome Latin American leaders to Beijing for a major summit, seeking to draw the region closer in response to the trade war with the United States. Beijing has stepped up economic and political cooperation with Latin ...

China and Brazil have ramped up their engagement in recent months at a breathtaking scale and speed. Yet, little of what's happening is making it into mainstream news coverage, and even well-informed observers are struggling to keep up with the flurry of announcements coming from Beijing and ...

China is boldly staking its claim as a trustworthy and reliable friend to Latin America. “China will always be Latin America's 'trustworthy' friend and partner,” declared Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to his Bolivian counterpart, signaling Beijing’s intent to deepen ...

Chinese products are not entering the United States and Canada through Mexico, the president of the Latin American nation said on Friday, and the government will make that clear in upcoming trade meetings. "In the meetings we have with Canada and ...

China's President Xi Jinping and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva upgraded the relationship between their countries and signed a raft of new agreements. Xi's visit to South America for the APEC summit in Peru and the G20 summit in ...

By Ramon Sahmkow China's President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Brazil on Wednesday, fresh off a warm reception at summits of the G20 and APEC groups, both held under a cloud of Donald Trump's White House return.

The last official meeting between outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping was officially framed as looking back at the last four years of the relationship. However, Xi also used it to set Beijing’s terms for the upcoming Donald Trump presidency. ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Monday, told his Mexican counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum that the two countries should "enhance exchanges" as they met on the sidelines of the G20 in Rio de Janeiro, state media said. The Chinese leader is in Brazil ...

By Matt Sandy As China’s Belt and Road Initiative enters its second decade, the country appears on the verge of persuading Brazil to make the significant decision to finally sign up to its flagship overseas investment programme.'