Xi Congratulates Lula on Reelection, Seeks Deeper China-Brazil Ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his reelection as Brazil’s president and called for deeper ties with Latin America’s largest economy.

In a message Tuesday, Xi said Lula had made important contributions to China-Brazil relations, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. He said their close communication in recent years had helped advance what Beijing calls a China-Brazil community with a shared future, aimed at building a more just world and a more sustainable planet.