China helps to promote Brazil's development with infrastructure construction: Brazilian vice president

China is helping to spur Brazil's development by lending a helping hand to the country's infrastructure sector, said Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin on June 6 in Beijing

The Brazilian vice president paid an official visit to China from June 4 to 8 at the invitation of Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.

During his visit, Alckmin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 6. Xi said at their meeting that China and Brazil share broad strategic interests as major developing countries and important emerging markets.

Noting that the Brazilian government is committed to inclusive and sustainable development, Alckmin said Brazil is willing to enhance synergy of its development strategies with that of China, welcomes more Chinese enterprises to invest in Brazil, and looks forward to strengthening cooperation with China in such fields as infrastructure construction, agriculture, mining, new energy vehicles, climate change and other fields.

In an interview with the China Central Television (CCTV), the Brazilian vice president said Chinese companies have given Brazil a leg up to the country's infrastructure sector.

"Brazil has launched a new version of its 'growth acceleration' plan to focus on infrastructure construction. We are expanding Brazil's rail system to cover passenger and freight transport in metropolitan areas as agricultural production areas are usually far away from ports and we need to transport the farm products to ports. Chinese companies have already participated in this field. China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) has built trains and railways in Brazil, and there will be many opportunities for railway companies to do business in Brazil. We will make significant investments in logistics, railways, airports, roads and energy, which will also create many opportunities," he said.

During the interview, Alckmin also talked about climate change which threatens the world including Brazi, saying his country is taking measures to grapple with it.

"We are facing a serious problem -- climate change. Brazil boasts the largest tropical rain forest in the world, the Amazon. Next year, the next United Nations climate change conference will be held in the Amazonian city of Belem. We must be prepared for extreme climate events and cities must possess the ability to deal with them. We need to invest in high-quality infrastructure, safe housing and basic sanitation, and strive to build smart and resilient cities that can cope with the challenges of climate change, whether it is drought, heavy rains or other extreme weather," he said.

China helps to promote Brazil's development with infrastructure construction: Brazilian vice president

China helps to promote Brazil's development with infrastructure construction: Brazilian vice president

China helps to promote Brazil's development with infrastructure construction: Brazilian vice president

China helps to promote Brazil's development with infrastructure construction: Brazilian vice president

China helps to promote Brazil's development with infrastructure construction: Brazilian vice president

The eastern corridor of the China-Europe Freight Train service has seen more than 3,000 trips on it so far this year, marking a major milestone in cross-border rail transport.

A return train carrying cooking oil, automobile tires and aluminum ingots on Saturday entered China through the Manzhouli port, the country's largest inland port, bound for Wuhan in central China.

The corridor, comprising the Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang North railway ports, now operates 27 stable routes linking more than 60 Chinese cities with 14 European countries including Poland, Germany and The Netherlands.

From January to April, the eastern corridor accounted for 32.1 percent of China's total China-Europe Freight Train traffic, with return trips making up 41.1 percent of the national total.

The China-Europe Freight Train service began operations in 2011 and has grown rapidly since the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative. As of Feb 26, the eastern corridor had already witnessed more than 1,000 train trips on its railway lines for the current year, breaking the mark 26 days earlier than the figure for the previous year.

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