After visiting Russia last week, president begins his official agenda in China focused on business, attending a meeting with CEOs from two of the largest Chinese companies
The president started the week with an intense agenda in where it arrived last Saturday night (10). The main objective is to strengthen diplomatic ties between Brazil and China, two emerging powers with converging economic and political interests. Due to the time zone, many commitments have already been fulfilled, highlighting the meeting with Chinese entrepreneurs from the sustainable energy and defense sectors. This meeting resulted in the announcement of a $ 1 billion investment in renewable fuel production for aviation and the creation of a Research and Development Center. In addition, a memorandum of understanding of public management and public safety for smart cities was signed, signaling a significant advance in technological cooperation between the two countries.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has an agenda full of meetings with businessmen on Monday (12) in Beijing, where he is fulfilled in the coming days. According to the Planalto Palace, Lula will meet with the CEOs (executive directors) of two large Chinese companies. The first meeting will be with Envision Energy’s Zhang Law, which produces wind turbines. Next, Lula receives Cheng Fubo, from Norinco, industrial corporation that operates in the defense, automotive, machine manufacturing, chemicals, electronics, among others.
These meetings will take place throughout the morning, at the hotel where Lula is staying, Sunday night at the official time of Brasilia. In the afternoon of Monday, still dawn in Brazil, Lula continues the business agenda participating in meeting with representatives of health sector companies, followed by the signature of agreements. At the end of the day, the Brazilian president participates in the closing of the Brazil-China Seminar, which brings together entrepreneurs from both countries.
Celac-China dome
The Brazilian delegation that accompanies the president is composed of prominent figures, including ministers such as Rui Costa, Alexandre Silveira, Mauro Vieira and Frederico Siqueira Filho. Also part of the delegation are the Brazilian ambassador in China, Marcos Bezerra, the president of APEX Brazil, Jorge Viana, and the director general of the Federal Police, Andrei Rodrigues. On Tuesday (13), President Lula will participate in a meeting of the community of the Latin American and Caribbean states (Celac) and will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. About 20 bilateral acts in the areas of health, education and public safety are expected, which may open new opportunities for cooperation and exchange between the two countries.
On the same day, complying with state visit, Lula will have meetings with the main Chinese authorities, including the Chairman of the Popular National Assembly, Zhao Leji, and China Prime Minister Li Qiang, and finally a meeting expanded with China President Xi Jinping at the Great Palace of the People. At least 16 agreements between the two countries must be signed at the time.
Return
President Lula’s return to Brazil is scheduled for Wednesday. However, his schedule is already scheduled for Friday, when he will travel to the Holy Spirit, without passing through Brasilia. This sequence of international commitments demonstrates the focus of the Brazilian government to strengthen their international relations, especially with countries that play a strategic role in the global scenario. Lula, the first lady Janja da Silva and a delegation from several ministers arrived in China on Saturday night (10), after a visit to Russia, where the head of the Brazilian government found with President Vladimir Putin, and attended the 80th anniversary ceremony of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany, ending World War II in Europe. The forecast is that the president will return to Brazil on Wednesday (14).
With information from Marília Ribeiro
*Report produced with AI and Agência Brasil aid
