China’s prime diplomat tells Brazil’s FM Mauro Vieira that Beijing-Brazil ties are at their ‘greatest in historical past’.
Printed On 29 Aug 2025
China is keen to strengthen coordination with Brazil to “resist unilateralism and bullying”, Chinese language International Minister Wang Yi has instructed his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira.
Wang made the pledge to Vieira in a cellphone name, China’s Ministry of International Affairs mentioned on Friday, as the federal government of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva considers retaliatory trade measures against the United States over President Donald Trump’s imposition of fifty % tariffs on a variety of Brazilian items.
In the course of the cellphone name, Wang instructed Vieira that the China-Brazil relationship “is at its greatest in historical past”, China’s state-run International Occasions reported, quoting Wang.
Noting that the present worldwide scenario “is present process complicated modifications”, Wang additionally pledged China’s willingness to affix fingers with the BRICS buying and selling block, to guard “the reputable rights and pursuits” of growing nations.
BRICS, which incorporates rising economies corresponding to Brazil, is a China-led political and financial grouping that’s seen as a counter to the Western-led APEC and G7 teams.
Beijing’s provide comes amid indications that Brazil is contemplating a coordinated response with China and India towards punitive US commerce measures.
In response to International Occasions, Wang additionally recalled Chinese language President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Lula’s cellphone name two weeks in the past during which the 2 leaders “cast strong mutual belief and friendship” within the constructing of a China-Brazil group “with a shared future”.
In Might, Lula additionally travelled to China for a five-day state go to.
Beijing has labored lately to court docket Latin America as a method of countering Washington, which is traditionally probably the most influential main energy within the South American area.
However China has surpassed the US as Brazil’s largest buying and selling companion, and two-thirds of Latin American nations have additionally signed as much as Xi’s Belt and Highway infrastructure drive.
Brazil exports massive portions of soya beans to China, which, because the world’s largest client of the ingredient, depends closely on imports for its provide.
Relations between the US and Brazil have been icy since Trump imposed a 50 % tariff on Brazilian espresso and different items, which took impact on August 6.
Whereas Trump’s commerce conflict has mainly focused nations that run a big commerce surplus with the US, Brazil imports from the US far outweigh its exports, and Washington had a commerce surplus of $28.6bn in items and companies with Brazil in 2024.
Trump has defined his financial hostility in direction of Brazil by way of retribution for a so-called home authorized “witch-hunt” towards Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who’s on trial for coup plotting.
Trump has known as for costs towards Bolsonaro – who he considers an ally – to be dropped and has imposed sanctions on Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for overseeing the case towards the previous chief.
In latest days, Brazil has additionally complained after the US revoked the visa of Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski.
