Expectations run high in Brazil for China’s role in advancing Global South development

Expectations are running high among Brazilian researchers, officials and local residents for Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to their country to bring new development opportunities and deeper and wider cooperation.

President Xi will attend the 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro and pay a state visit to Brazil from Nov. 17 to 21 at the invitation of President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Ronnie Lins, director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and Business, said President Xi's attendance at the G20 summit in Rio will contribute to multilateralism. He also emphasized China's unique and rich experience in poverty alleviation, which is worth learning for other countries.

"China plays an important role in promoting global multilateral cooperation, which contributes to the development of countries in the Global South. Additionally, China has accumulated valuable experience in poverty alleviation. These aspects are worth discussing at the summit and learning for other countries," said Lins.

A Brazilian scholar believed China plays an important role in the international community, and also looked forward to its constructive role in promoting multilateralism.

"[It is a] critical moment for this platform to become more inclusive and somehow we can discuss education, financial, environmental protection and things like that. So everybody is looking to China right now, the same in Brazil. Basically the whole Global South, Brazil particularly, are really looking to China right now to be the spearhead, to move towards multilateral organization, more decisive, and I would say at the end of the day more inclusive for the Global South countries," said Fernando Brancoli, an associate professor of International Security, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Former Brazilian Ambassador to China Marcos Caramuru de Paiva said that China is an important participant of the G20 Summit.

"China is a big player in the international reality, in trade and in investment. So China has an enormous importance to each and every topic which is discussed within the G20," said Marcos Caramuru de Paiva, former.

Expectations run high in Brazil for China’s role in advancing Global South development

China will make an objective and impartial final ruling over an anti-dumping probe in canola seed imports from Canada, the Ministry of Commerce said at a regular press briefing on Thursday.

The investigation, launched on Sept 9, 2024, has been extended to March 9, 2026 due to the complexity of the case, according to He Yadong, spokesman for the Ministry.

"During Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to China this January, both sides reached specific arrangements for properly resolving economic and trade issues in areas such as electric vehicles, steel and aluminum products, canola seeds, and agricultural and aquatic products. Canada will make positive adjustments to its unilateral measures targeting Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum products. In response, China will adjust its anti-discrimination measures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations," He said.

"Given the complexity of the case, the anti-dumping investigation in Canadian canola imports has been extended to March 9, 2026. The Ministry of Commerce will issue an arbitration notice prior to this date. Within the framework of relevant regulations, the Ministry of Commerce will fully consider Canada's reasonable claims and make an objective and fair final ruling based on facts and evidence," he said.

China to make fair ruling on Canadian canola seeds: commerce ministry