Brazil Deepens Its Bond With China

Growing ties between Brazil and China were a reality well before Donald Trump came into office. But as the U.S. president tries to intervene in Brazil’s judiciary and politics and imposes one of the highest tariffs in the world, enthusiasm for collaboration between the two governments seems to be at an all-time high.  "Our ties are at their best moment in history," China's President Xi Jinping said last week after holding an hour-long call with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. "China supports the Brazilian people in defending their national sovereignty and supports Brazil in...

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