Overview

• Speaking at the CEBC Annual Conference in São Paulo on Oct. 13, Ambassador Zhu Qingqiao said economic ties are expanding and reaffirmed that China remains Brazil’s largest trading partner.
• He detailed a cooperation front covering industrial connectivity, infrastructure, manufacturing and health, aligning the Belt and Road Initiative with Brazil’s PAC development program.
• He pointed to joint innovation efforts that include a Brazil–China AI applications center and a modern agriculture demonstration farm.
• On environmental collaboration, he cited the CBERS satellite’s role in forest protection and pledged China’s full support for Brazil’s organization of COP30.
• Brazilian official Uallace Moreira Lima called for value-added trade and technology transfer, describing work with Chinese counterparts to map productive partnerships.