Elevation of China-Brazil ties embraces vision of a just and sustainable planet for humanity: China Daily editorial

Brazil, which was the first country to establish a strategic partnership with China, and the first Latin American country to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership with China, has reached a new strategic consensus with China on the future of their relationship.

In a joint statement issued on Wednesday after their talks at?the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was on a state visit to the South American country, and his host, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, announced they had agreed to elevate the bilateral relationship to a China-Brazil community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet.

That speaks volumes about both countries' global vision for the future development of humanity and the sense of responsibility they share for world peace and development. Such a positioning of Sino-Brazilian relations is of particular importance to the cooperation of the two countries in international affairs at a time when the world situation is full of uncertainties and when military conflicts are raging in the Middle East and Ukraine, casting a pall on global peace.

As President Xi said, China stands ready to strengthen communication and coordination with Brazil in multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations and BRICS. It will support Brazil's presidency of BRICS next year, promote high-quality development of greater BRICS cooperation, and work with Brazil to make the BRICS' voice louder on upholding multilateralism and improving global governance.

With unilateralism and protectionism increasingly becoming a stumbling block for globalization and constantly disrupting global industry and supply chains, joint efforts between China and Brazil, two major developing countries, will undoubtedly add to the impetus for the development of a globalized world economy.

Xi said during his talks with his Brazilian counterpart that China and Brazil should take the lead in conducting consultations, promoting global solidarity, jointly addressing global challenges concerning the future of humankind, and strengthening cooperation in such fields as the green transformation, sustainable development, climate change, and the governance of artificial intelligence.

Xi also said China stands ready to work with Brazil to ensure the success of the China-CELAC Forum, the institutional mechanism for promoting cooperation between China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, better synergize the Belt and Road Initiative with the development strengths and needs of the LAC region, and strive for more achievements in building a China-LAC community with a shared future.

Both countries have their work cut out making it possible for the voice of the Global South to be heard in global governance and build a multipolar world, as Lula said.

But what President Xi said underscores that for China a community with a shared future is not mere rhetoric.

China's proactive foreign policy to further develop ties with developing countries and oppose a new Cold War, which has found its latest expression in the elevation of bilateral ties with Brazil, has demonstrated its resolve to be a responsible country for the well-being of all countries and its sincerity in working with other countries to build a community with a shared future for humanity.