China and Brazil are returning global arenaretires the zero policy covid isolationist authority overtaken by the former and by the latter bolsonarowith a shared message: a new role, more space in a self-constrained architecture, a true multipolar world. symptoms visit with Chinese Luiz Inácio suggests mutual understanding that there are no better partners than Lula da Silva. economic agendas And geostrategic.
lula landed with dozens of congressmen and 240 businessmenan unprecedented number. To put it in context: the 60 businessmen Emmanuel Macron brought in last week already seemed extreme. had planned to spend a week lula inside Chinese Before he contracted pneumonia, he delayed the visit and limited it to four days, which is double the time he was recently in the United States.
On Thursday, Lula kicked off his agenda in Shanghai with an economic session. They tend to be bland, hors d’oeuvres for the political feast, airborne by the signing of trade deals, many of which will never come to fruition. This is not the case. lula planned two visits enormous symbolism this sets the tone for the rest of the journey. First, a lab related to Huawei. It is Chinese technology that backs up the United States’ sanctions and accusations of threatening national security without evidence. There are few precedents for government harassment of a private company of this size that pressures allied nations to join the veto.
New Development Bank
Second, to the headquarters of the New Development Bank. is the financial arm of the BRICS, or emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), born as alternative for world Bank and the Western-dominated International Monetary Fund. new director Dilma RousseffLula’s former party partner and helped found the party during his presidency.
It is certain that since then Washington The trip will be reviewed. lula He reiterated that he would not participate in any Cold War and that he was smart enough to swing from one pole to the other for the greatest profit. But contrast with time bolsonaro, stubborn anti-communist accusing the Chinese government of covid and accusing Huawei of being a spy anxiety inside White House. Lula praised China’s role in globalization and advocated the ceasefire of the peace plan. Ukraine. It also agreed with Beijing to avoid the dollar in its bilateral trades. Marco Rubio, a US senator, diagnosed if the trend generalized: “We won’t be able to impose sanctions on any country in a few years.”
Not compatible with Biden
Experts agree that harmony wasn’t plentiful when Lula visited Joe Biden in February. Brazilian left disappointed cynical financial aid He proposed reforestation of the Amazon and a lack of enthusiasm for his plan to create a group of neutral countries to bring peace to Ukraine.
“Lula’s decision to visit the United States primarily reassured Washington of the strength of bilateral relations and Lula’s interest in balancing ties with different partners. “However, the breadth of current negotiations between Brazil and China will be interpreted as Lula’s effort to build even stronger economic and political ties with Beijing,” said Margaret Myers, a China-Latin America relations expert. Wilson center.
Chinese exceeded United States of America It became the main trading partner of Brazil in 2009 and the gap has not stopped expanding. Last year, it counted $152,000 million with Beijing and $88,000 million with Washington. Their economy is complementary. China’s insatiable hunger for resources (iron ore, soybeans, beef…) and Brazil’s need for manufactured goods and technology. With this yuan wealth, Lula paid for social programs during his first presidency and relies on him for future ones. Beijing lifted the ban on Brazilian meat on the eve of the summit amid a case of mad cow disease in the north of the country. It’s no small gesture ChineseUnlimited meticulous about imported food.
New global architecture longed for Chinese And Brazil it’s in BRICS to your most powerful weapon. The group was formed during Lula’s first presidency. represents 40% of the world’s population and prepares entries from Algeria, Argentina or Iran. served Brazil To reduce its commercial dependence on the United States without undue inconvenience beijing to highlight its political agenda. The current summit is likely to give the club a boost. Chinese Brazil is the main and key economic partner while glorifying the environmental struggle and contributing to a leader who garners global sympathy and at the same time reduces distrust towards a group it has. Vladimir Putin.