“We remember Brazil's historic, consistent and unequivocal support for the one-China principle,” Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said in a joint statement alongside his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, who was on a brief official visit to the South American country was.
Beijing repeatedly reiterates that Taiwan is part of the Asian giant's territory and cites international legal documents that prove this legal status of the island.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning recently stressed that the election result in this region, in which a nationalist triumphed, does not change the general consensus of the global community on adherence to the One China principle.
At Itamaraty Palace, home of the Foreign Ministry, Vieira explained that the fruitful meeting with his Chinese counterpart was part of a series of high-level meetings throughout 2024 to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
For his part, Wang said that his government attaches importance to all Brazilian institutions taking into account the one-China principle.
He recalled that Brazil is China's largest partner in Latin America and plans to deepen cooperation in areas such as agriculture, mining and aerospace research and development.
He announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping would travel to Brazil in November to attend the G20 summit, a group that brings together the world's 19 major economies and the European Union, and from this year also the African Join Union.
Vieira and Wang co-chaired the IVth Meeting of the Brazil-China Global Strategic Dialogue, addressing international, regional and bilateral issues.
Also on the agenda was the war in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip and the question of how to “contribute to resolving these serious conflicts,” said the head of Brazilian diplomacy.
In anticipation of the Asian official's visit, Brazil and China signed an agreement on Friday that doubles the visa validity period for citizens of both nations to 10 years.
According to Itamaraty, once the agreement comes into force, the agreement will allow the consular authorities of both countries to issue visas valid for up to ten years, doubling the current maximum period of issuance.
In 2023, more than 37,000 Chinese visited Brazil.
It turned out that Lula met with Wang in Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará (northeast), this Friday behind closed doors and without details or statements.
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