In the context of the tariff war, Brazilian President Lula's five-day visit to China attracted much attention. China and Brazil signed everything from a political declaration to a commercial contract, and the relationship between the two sides went one step further. A number of Latin American and Caribbean leaders also attended the recently concluded China-Latin America Forum in Beijing. From economy to strategy, how do these places in America's “back garden” interact with China, and how do they move the geopolitical balance? Sun Yanfeng, executive director of the Latin American Research Institute of the China Institute of Modern International Relations, mentioned that the Brazilian economy is highly dependent on external markets, and there is an urgent need to anchor development expectations in a turbulent international situation. As a leader in Latin America and a representative of an emerging power, Brazil has always regarded multilateralism as its core strategic appeal. The purpose of this visit to China is to deepen multilateral cooperation with China and further expand its institutional voice in global governance by strengthening bilateral institutional cooperation. China's soybean imports to Brazil are one of the highlights of Lula's visit to China. Sun Yanfeng believes that China and Brazil may reach a major agreement on soybean trade during the year, and this move will directly serve the strategic needs of the game between China and the US. Faced with the pressure of the Trump administration's tariff policy, China needs to ensure the stability of imports of key agricultural products, and under the current global soybean trade pattern, incremental cooperation between China and Brazil will inevitably cause supply and demand between China and the US to collapse. Zhou Zhiwei, a researcher at the Latin American Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that Brazil's “three lines of progress” are deepening cooperation with China: focusing on upgrading hubs such as ports, roads, and airports in the field of infrastructure; breakthroughs in 5G/6G communication and semiconductor technology, leveraging China's experience to break the technological blockade of developed countries; the manufacturing level promotes the upgrading of Brazil's industrial system through capacity cooperation and reshaping its industrial competitiveness to reverse the shrinking global market share.

In the context of the tariff war, Brazilian President Lula's five-day visit to China attracted much attention. China and Brazil signed everything from a political declaration to a commercial contract, and the relationship between the two sides went one step further. A number of Latin American and Caribbean leaders also attended the recently concluded China-Latin America Forum in Beijing. From economy to strategy, how do these places in America's “back garden” interact with China, and how do they move the geopolitical balance? Sun Yanfeng, executive director of the Latin American Research Institute of the China Institute of Modern International Relations, mentioned that the Brazilian economy is highly dependent on external markets, and there is an urgent need to anchor development expectations in a turbulent international situation. As a leader in Latin America and a representative of an emerging power, Brazil has always regarded multilateralism as its core strategic appeal. The purpose of this visit to China is to deepen multilateral cooperation with China and further expand its institutional voice in global governance by strengthening bilateral institutional cooperation. China's soybean imports to Brazil are one of the highlights of Lula's visit to China. Sun Yanfeng believes that China and Brazil may reach a major agreement on soybean trade during the year, and this move will directly serve the strategic needs of the game between China and the US. Faced with the pressure of the Trump administration's tariff policy, China needs to ensure the stability of imports of key agricultural products, and under the current global soybean trade pattern, incremental cooperation between China and Brazil will inevitably cause supply and demand between China and the US to collapse. Zhou Zhiwei, a researcher at the Latin American Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that Brazil's “three lines of progress” are deepening cooperation with China: focusing on upgrading hubs such as ports, roads, and airports in the field of infrastructure; breakthroughs in 5G/6G communication and semiconductor technology, leveraging China's experience to break the technological blockade of developed countries; the manufacturing level promotes the upgrading of Brazil's industrial system through capacity cooperation and reshaping its industrial competitiveness to reverse the shrinking global market share.