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#Brazil’s president Lula will be travelling to #China this week and meeting Xi Jinping on Friday.

Why does Lula’s Brazil matter to China? And what are Chinese experts recommending Beijing do in order to strengthen its ties with Brasilia?

THREAD 🧵
sinification.com/p/what-china-e…
🔹Authors:

▫️ 7 researchers from the Institute of Latin American Studies, which is part of the prestigious Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).

▫️ Lead auhtor: Zhou Zhiwei (周志伟) – Director of the Centre for Brazilian Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). Image
🔹Summary:

1⃣ Lula’s Brazil is seen as having fundamental political differences with the #UnitedStates.

2⃣ Under Lula, Brazil's diplomatic focus is expected to be reoriented towards the #GlobalSouth and, most importantly, away from the US.
3⃣ Furthermore, #Brazil's interests, "de-emphasis of ideology” and approach to global issues are said to be often aligned with 🇨🇳.

4⃣ 🇧🇷 is viewed as an important partner in promoting globalisation, reforming the current international order and bringing about a multipolar world.
5⃣ Beijing should therefore strive to “win” #Brasilia over as a reliable partner and “support it” in opposing “hegemonism and foreign power politics” (i.e. in opposing the #USA).

6⃣ Beijing should support Brazil’s desire to play a greater role in global affairs.
7⃣ Beijing should convince an already #BRI-friendly Lula to “participate in” (understand “sign up to”) the Belt and Road Initiative.

8⃣ The #BRICS should of course remain an important platform for China-Brazil and South-South cooperation.
9⃣ The development of economic cooperation will continue to be “the key factor determining #LatinAmerica's attitude towards China”. In this respect, China is shown to be at an advantage when compared with the US.
🔟 #Beijing should also provide “unequivocal support” for Latin American integration, strategic autonomy and “self-strengthening”.
🪧 Quote: "Especially in the context of escalating competition between major powers, Brazil should become a partner that China actively strives to win over."
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Prof. Cheng Yawen argues that "🇨🇳 and develop. countries need to break the current core-periphery world order" and build a new international system free from Western interference.

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🔹The Author: Cheng Yawen (程亚文) – Researcher at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Shanghai International Studies University. Image
🔹 Summary of Cheng's views:

1⃣ US-led globalisation and capitalism drove #NATO's eastward expansion. This, in turn, has been the “main reason” behind #Russia’s offensive in #Ukraine.

2⃣ Western-style globalisation is coming to an end. Image
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Feng and Wen's critique of Putinism is a useful reminder that both sympathisers and sceptics of 🇷🇺 most likely coexist within the confines of Zhongnanhai.

A SUMMARY 🧵
sinification.substack.com/p/a-damning-cr…
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▫️ Wen Longjie (文龙杰): Postdoc researcher at Fudan Dev. Institute and Chief Kazakhstan correspondent, China News Service.
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🔹EU #StrategicAutonomy according to Jian:

1. Benefits the development of #EU-#China relations by freeing the EU from the influence of “third parties” (i.e. the US).

2. In line with China’s desire for a multipolar world order.

However...
3. EU strategic autonomy also has a strong anti-#China element to it.

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Hint: Uncertainty prevails...

KEY TAKEAWAYS 🧵
sinification.substack.com/p/eu-china-rel…
1⃣ The #UkraineWar has hobbled the EU’s push for #StrategicAutonomy, but its desire to pursue this goal remains.

2⃣ The war has increased the EU’s dependence on and tilt towards the #UnitedStates. This trend is largely expected to continue.
3⃣ The war has accelerated the EU’s shift of emphasis to “competitor” and “rival” in its triadic “partner-competitor-rival” positioning on 🇨🇳.

4⃣ Beijing’s stance in the #UkraineRussiaWar has been misunderstood and has contributed to Europe’s growing antagonism towards Beijing.
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