China Now Offers Brazil More Opportunity and Less Risk Than the U.S., Top Diplomat Says

China Now Offers Brazil More Opportunity and Less Risk Than the U.S., Top Diplomat Says

Brazil’s top presidential advisor, Celso Amorim, recently stated that China now offers Brazil more opportunities and fewer risks than the United States. This view reflects a shift in Brazil’s economic strategy, as the country pursues pragmatic ties with major partners. The numbers support his claim. In 2023, Brazil’s trade with China reached $181.53 billion, up […]

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"China now has resources available to invest abroad that the United States does not have (...) China is offering Brazil more opportunities and fewer risks today," said the special adviser to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in an interview published on Thursday by the newspaper 'O Globo'.

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China offers “more opportunities and fewer risks” to trade than the US, Brazil’s presidency’s international affairs adviser Celso Amorim said, considering that the tariff war launched by President Donald Trump puts the principles of Brazilian foreign policy at risk. In an interview for the newspaper ‘O Globo’, Amorim said that the Asian nation “has now available resources to invest abroad that the US does not have.” He pointed out that the US ad…