BEIJING, Jan 23 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China’s pursuit of high-quality development through high-level opening-up would generate more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil.
Xi made the remarks during a phone conversation with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
He recalled that in 2024 the two leaders jointly announced the elevation of China-Brazil relations to a community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet. Over the past year, Xi said, efforts to build this community have gathered strong momentum, marked by closer alignment of development strategies and serving as an example of unity and cooperation among Global South countries.
Xi noted that 2026 marks the beginning of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan period and said China is ready to work with Brazil to comprehensively deepen mutually beneficial cooperation across a wide range of sectors. He added that both sides should continue advancing bilateral relations to achieve greater development outcomes and open up an even brighter future.
Against the backdrop of a complex and turbulent international environment, Xi said China and Brazil, as major countries in the Global South, represent a constructive force in safeguarding global peace and stability and improving global governance.
He called on both countries to firmly stand on what he described as the right side of history, step up efforts to defend the common interests of their peoples and the broader Global South, and jointly uphold the central role of the United Nations, as well as international fairness and justice.
Xi said China remains committed to being a reliable friend and partner to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and to working together to advance the building of a China–Latin America and Caribbean community with a shared future.