Breaking the wind and chasing the waves towards the future
2024-11-19
On November 17th local time, on the occasion of attending the 19th G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro and paying a state visit to Brazil, President Xi Jinping published a signed article titled "Ten Thousand Miles of Friendship, Shared Destiny, Hand in Hand, Setting Sail at the Right Time" in the S ã o Paulo newspaper in Brazil.
Officials from various sectors in Brazil and members of the G20 stated in an interview with reporters that President Xi Jinping, in his signed article, reviewed the four "unwavering commitments" of win-win cooperation and shared destiny between China and Pakistan over the past 50 years, and put forward four expectations for a better future for both countries and the world. This has added momentum to leading China Pakistan relations into a new "golden 50 years" and building a more just and sustainable community with a shared future. The respondents generally believe that it is particularly important for President Xi Jinping to attend the G20 summit and support its success.
Friendship between the two countries transcends mountains and seas
The frequent exchanges and interactions between the two countries have made Benes deeply feel the friendship between Brazil and China that transcends time and space. He told reporters that as Brazil's largest newspaper in circulation, the newspaper will launch a special edition on China on the 18th to pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Brazil and China and President Xi Jinping's visit.
More than 200 years ago, Chinese tea, lychee, spices, porcelain, and other products crossed the ocean to Brazil, building a bridge for economic and trade exchanges between the two countries and becoming a bond for friendly exchanges between the Chinese and Pakistani people. "President Xi Jinping's review of the history of bilateral exchanges in a signed article has sparked the thoughts of Brazilian historian Giulio Bandeira. The author of "Brazil Remained on the Silk Road of China" said: "A long time ago, 'Chinese style' was popular in architecture and art in Brazil. Today, there are still tea trees planted by Chinese tea farmers 200 years ago in the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. The Brazilian people have long loved Chinese culture and been close to the Chinese people. Today, overseas Chinese in Brazil have also made great contributions to the local economy and society."
Marcio Macedo, Minister of the Secretariat General of the Brazilian Presidential Office, believes that the continuous deepening of cooperation between the two countries in the 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations cannot be separated from the four "unwavering principles" summarized by President Xi Jinping in his signed article, namely, always adhering to mutual respect and equal treatment, always adhering to mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, complementary advantages, always adhering to openness, inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual assistance, and always adhering to peaceful development, fairness and justice. Brazil and China are two very important countries in today's world economy and geopolitics. The two sides maintain close trade relations and have broad cooperation opportunities in digitalization, agriculture, education, technology, and other fields. We are each other's partners, and our exchanges and cooperation are still deepening
President Xi Jinping mentioned in his signed article that the High Level Coordination and Cooperation Committee of the two countries has been operating well for 20 years, playing an important role in coordinating and planning cooperation in various fields and seeking common development between the two sides. Brazilian Minister of Agricultural Development Paulo Teixeira said that he visited China for the first time this year to attend a high-level coordination and cooperation committee meeting between the two countries. At the beginning of the year, he also witnessed China's donation of agricultural machinery to support the development of Brazilian family agriculture. The exchange of experience between our two countries is crucial for improving Brazil's public policies and developing innovative solutions for rural and urban areas
In a signed article, President Xi Jinping wrote that he had recently received letters from over a hundred friendly individuals from various sectors of Brazil, including the Copacabana Fortress Orchestra in Rio de Janeiro, expressing their fervent hope for deepening the friendship between the two countries, which "deeply moved me".
Strategic alignment is timely
In the face of the accelerating global changes over the past century, President Xi Jinping pointed out in a signed article: "China and Pakistan need to unite more closely, bravely be the 'breakers of the wind' and 'fighters of the waves', work together to open up new waterways, and sail towards a better future for the two peoples and humanity
Evandro Carvalho, a law professor at the Vargas Foundation in Brazil, is very touched by this: "Currently, we see the rise of Western protectionism and isolationism, which will ultimately only build more walls rather than bridges. Brazil and China have similar positions in defending multilateralism and strengthening dialogue and cooperation, and the two countries have found a partner with a common goal
Brazilian Labor Party President Graci Hefman pointed out that in the 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the economic and trade relations between the two countries have continued to develop. Based on mutual respect, they have seized the opportunities provided by each other and continuously expanded and deepened cooperation in fields such as science and technology, education, culture, tourism, and health. Nowadays, China has become Brazil's most important trading partner. In recent years, China has made significant achievements in fields such as technology, education, and health. I firmly believe that in the future, we will explore broader opportunities for cooperation in these areas and create a new 'golden 50 years' of cooperation between the two countries
Mayara Araujiro, a researcher at the Federal University of Fruminense in Brazil, said that President Xi Jinping's proposal in the signed article to "continuously promote the alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative with Brazil's development strategy" is timely. "In recent years, the Brazilian government has issued a series of national development strategic plans, such as the 'accelerated growth plan' and the 'new industrial plan'. China is fully implementing the new development concept, and promoting high-quality development with new quality productivity. Brazil's development strategy is aligned with the 'the Belt and Road' initiative, which will undoubtedly promote the quality and upgrading of bilateral cooperation and bring more development opportunities."
Ricardo Felix, Director of the Health, Safety, and Environmental Protection Department of State Grid Brazil, witnessed the signing of the "Brazil Beautiful Mountain Ultra High Voltage Transmission Project Cooperation Agreement" by the two heads of state during President Xi Jinping's visit to Brazil in 2014. He deeply felt the proposal made by President Xi Jinping in his signed article for the two countries to create more mutually beneficial cooperation demonstration projects: "The Beautiful Mountain project utilizes Brazil's abundant hydropower resources, while the Northeast Ultra High Voltage project utilizes the local abundant solar and wind energy to supply power to economically developed areas in southeastern Brazil with high electricity consumption, enhancing the stability of Brazil's power grid and greatly promoting Brazil's low-carbon transformation process
The Brazilian Business Observer has a column on co building the "the Belt and Road" cooperation, and published a large number of news stories about China's cooperation with the vast number of "global southern" countries. In a signed article, President Xi Jinping called for "demonstrating the great power responsibility of solidarity and mutual assistance between China and Pakistan", which strongly resonated with the editor in chief of the newspaper, Marcos Oliveira. As the largest developing countries in both the Western and Eastern hemispheres, and both BRICS countries, Pakistan and China are important forces in promoting the process of world multipolarity. They have the conditions and willingness to work together with the vast number of countries in the 'global South' to promote the construction of an equal world where everyone enjoys opportunities
Promote common development of the world
In a signed article, President Xi Jinping emphasized that Brazilian President Lula has made "fighting hunger and poverty" the main topic of the G20 Rio de Janeiro Summit, and proposed the establishment of the "Global Alliance to Fight Hunger and Poverty". China highly appreciates and will actively support this initiative, and looks forward to leaving a distinct "Brazilian mark" in the historical process of the G20.
This indicates that China is willing to work with Brazil to seek multilateral cooperation and reach consensus on jointly addressing major global challenges.
Experts from multiple countries pointed out that President Xi Jinping has repeatedly mentioned the "Global South" in his signed articles, supporting countries in the "Global South" to achieve greater development and calling for an increase in the representation and voice of the "Global South". I believe that as major developing countries, China and Pakistan, working hand in hand and speaking out together on the international stage, will further strengthen the power of the "Global South".
I believe that this summit will hear more voices from the 'Global South', and all parties will discuss urgent issues such as poverty, hunger, environment, and inequality, promoting the development of the international order towards a more just and reasonable direction, "said Mariana Escalante, a researcher at the School of Political and Social Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue
Source:Xinhua
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