China’s prime diplomat tells Brazil’s FM Mauro Vieira that Beijing-Brazil ties are at their ‘greatest in historical past’.
Revealed On 29 Aug 2025
China is prepared to strengthen coordination with Brazil to “resist unilateralism and bullying”, Chinese language Overseas Minister Wang Yi has informed his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira.
Wang made the pledge to Vieira in a telephone name, China’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs mentioned on Friday, as the federal government of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva considers retaliatory commerce measures towards the USA over President Donald Trump’s imposition of fifty % tariffs on a variety of Brazilian items.
Throughout the telephone name, Wang informed Vieira that the China-Brazil relationship “is at its greatest in historical past”, China’s state-run World Instances reported, quoting Wang.
Noting that the present worldwide state of affairs “is present process advanced adjustments”, Wang additionally pledged China’s willingness to affix palms with the BRICS buying and selling block, to guard “the reliable rights and pursuits” of growing international locations.
BRICS, which incorporates rising economies akin 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 supply comes amid indications that Brazil is contemplating a coordinated response with China and India towards punitive US commerce measures.
Based on World Instances, Wang additionally recalled Chinese language President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Lula’s telephone name two weeks in the past through which the 2 leaders “solid stable mutual belief and friendship” within the constructing of a China-Brazil neighborhood “with a shared future”.
In Could, Lula additionally travelled to China for a five-day state go to.
Beijing has labored in recent times to court docket Latin America as a method of countering Washington, which is traditionally essentially 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 international locations have additionally signed as much as Xi’s Belt and Street infrastructure drive.
Brazil exports massive portions of soya beans to China, which, because the world’s largest shopper 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 battle has mainly focused international locations 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 the 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 referred to as for fees towards Bolsonaro – who he considers an ally – to be dropped and has imposed sanctions on Brazil’s Supreme Court docket Justice Alexandre de Moraes for overseeing the case towards the previous chief.
In current days, Brazil has additionally complained after the US revoked the visa of Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski.
