Tag: China

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 22:58 UTC

  G7 foreign ministers working for consensus on a possible escalation of China/Taiwan conflict

  

  China became a controversial topic in discussions on Monday as the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major economies gathered in Japan for a second day of talks, with the European Union divided as to how react to a Taiwan major conflict.

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 22:56 UTC

  With “energy cooperation”, Russia/China trade booming using Yuan/Rouble currencies

  

  Energy cooperation helped China's overall trade with Russia maintain its strong growth momentum in the first quarter with an increase of 38.7% from a year earlier, far outpacing the growth of China's total trade.

• Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Lula visits BRICS development bank and Huawei's tech center

  

  Brazilian President Lula da Silva on Thursday in Shanghai visited the headquarters of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) and Huawei's technology development center. At the NDB, Lula met with NDB President Dilma Rousseff, and delivered a speech to the staff. It was the first time that a head of state had paid a visit to the bank.

• Friday, April 14th 2023 - 09:35 UTC

  Only praise for Brazil and Lula from China; “The two largest developing countries in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres”

  

  The following is the editorial from the Chinese Communist Party daily Global Times on Brazilian president Lula da Silva visit to China.

• Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 11:45 UTC

  Uruguayan FM off to China in search of FTA

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo is leaving shortly for China on a mission to narrow the gap for the South American country to reach a Free Trade Agreement with the Asian giant, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Tuesday, April 11th 2023 - 11:07 UTC

  Lula in Beijing to meet Xi Jinping; both want to prop their countries international standings

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva begins today a four day official visit to China, (April 11/14), hosted by Xi Jinping at a time when both leaders have great foreign policy plans: Lula wants Brazil back in the grand chessboard and Xi is intent in trying to present his country as a global power that can rival (defy) the US.

• Monday, April 10th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

  Russia says China has the right to respond to “provocations” with military exercises

  

  Russia today considered that China has the right to respond with military maneuvers to the “provocations” taking place around Taiwan, exercises that Beijing successfully completed on Monday.

• Thursday, April 6th 2023 - 14:33 UTC

  Brazil resumes fresh beef exports to China, 124,400 tons in March

  

  Brazilian exports of fresh beef reached 124,440 tons in March, a drop of 26.4% year-on-year, amid the self-imposed suspension of protein shipments to China that was only lifted at the end of last month, according to data from the federal government this month.

• Saturday, April 1st 2023 - 09:36 UTC

  Brazilian President's trip to China rescheduled for April 11

  

  After Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva canceled his trip to China last weekend due to health issues, the South American country's authorities confirmed Friday that a new date had been set: April 11, Agencia Brasil reported. Also in April, Lula will travel to Portugal.

• Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:44 UTC

  Brazil leading exports depend on China: 70% of soybeans and 63% of iron ore

  

  Brazil’s main trading partner, China, is the destination for over a quarter of total Brazilian exports, involving more than US$90 billion in 2022 in transactions of commodities such as soy, crude oil, and iron ore – products that dominate the bilateral agenda between the two nations.