China and Brazil's pragmatic cooperation to improve quality and upgrade

China and Brazil are both developing countries and important emerging market countries, and are good friends and partners who share the same aspirations and move forward hand in hand.   President Xi Jinping's visit will further consolidate political mutual trust between the two sides, enhance the strategic, innovative, and leading nature of bilateral relations, strengthen the alignment of development strategies between the two countries, deepen strategic communication and coordination on global hot issues, and work together to open the next "golden 50 years" of China Pakistan relations.

Over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China Pakistan pragmatic cooperation has yielded fruitful results. Brazil is the largest destination for China's direct investment in Latin America. China has been Brazil's largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years, and it is also Brazil's first trading partner with an export value exceeding 100 billion US dollars. In 2023, the bilateral trade volume between China and Pakistan reached 181.53 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%. The two countries are accelerating the alignment of their development strategies, and on the basis of deepening cooperation in traditional fields such as agriculture, they are creating more growth points for cooperation in cutting-edge areas such as energy transformation, digital economy, low-carbon development, and intelligent manufacturing.

Empowering Agricultural Development with New Concepts and Technologies

In the suburbs of Tanabi, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, vast sugarcane fields stretch as far as the eye can see, with tender green seedlings thriving.

This is one of the largest sugarcane cooperatives in the state of S ã o Paulo. This year, the field management method of this cooperative is very different from previous years - a drone slowly flies above the sugarcane field to carry out pesticide spraying operations.

Julia, the person in charge of the cooperative, flipped through the sugarcane leaves and checked the distribution of droplets on the water sensitive paper. She nodded in satisfaction and said to the reporter, "Since the introduction of drones produced by Chinese companies, our pesticide spraying efficiency has been greatly improved. Areas that were previously difficult to reach can now be easily managed

Both China and Pakistan are major agricultural countries, and agricultural cooperation is one of the most solid and dynamic areas of cooperation between the two countries. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Brazil will continue to maintain its position as the largest source of agricultural imports for China in 2023, exporting agricultural products worth 58.618 billion US dollars to China, accounting for 24.85% of China's overall agricultural imports.

The list of agricultural cooperation between China and Pakistan is constantly expanding. At the just concluded 7th CIIE, Brazilian agricultural products such as soybeans, coffee, and red wine were welcomed; In February of this year, the China Pakistan Agricultural Mechanization Cooperation Demonstration Project was launched in Awadi, Brazil. The first batch of 31 pieces of equipment from Chinese agricultural machinery enterprises were officially delivered to Brazilian rural workers' organizations; In January 2023, China imported Brazilian corn for the first time by bulk ship, marking the official opening of the Brazilian corn export corridor to China

Empowering agricultural development with new concepts and technologies is a key direction for expanding China Pakistan agricultural cooperation. In May of this year, a 10000 ton cargo ship set sail from the port of Bakarana in Brazil, and after more than a month of sea voyage, finally arrived at Tianjin Port in China, carrying "zero deforestation and zero vegetation damage" Brazilian soybeans to the Chinese market. In recent years, China and Pakistan have continuously deepened cooperation in the field of sustainable agriculture. Since 2019, COFCO International has implemented land monitoring, drawn risk maps, and established a "soybean traceability system" on some farms in Brazil, effectively curbing deforestation in soybean production. By adopting sustainable agricultural production methods, we not only protect the natural environment, but also increase the added value of agricultural products, "said Marcos Camago, an agricultural operator in the northern state of Mato Grosso, Brazil and a" zero deforestation and zero vegetation destruction "soybean supplier.

Green electricity lights up thousands of households

The Panatti Photovoltaic Power Station in the northeastern state of Cear á, Brazil, has 446000 solar modules neatly arranged.

This photovoltaic power station, covering a total area of 840 hectares, was invested and led by China State Power Investment Corporation Brazil. It was officially put into operation in June this year and can provide clean energy for more than 350000 local households every year.

In recent years, the Brazilian government has actively advocated for green energy transformation, and clean energy cooperation has become a popular area of cooperation between China and Brazil. In 2017 and 2019, China State Grid Corporation participated in the completion and operation of the first and second phases of the Beautiful Mountain ultra-high voltage transmission project, which transported abundant hydropower resources from northern Brazil to the densely populated southeastern region; In December 2023, State Grid Corporation of China successfully won the franchise for Brazil's third HVDC transmission project, which will transport clean energy such as wind and solar power from the northeast to the capital city of Brasilia and other places in the future.

Green power stations have sprung up one after another, and power "highways" have crossed the vast land of Brazil. Brazilian scholar Felipe Gayoto stated that Brazil has rich experience in hydropower development, while China is leading in areas such as photovoltaic power generation, wind power generation, and power transmission. Cooperation between the two countries is of great significance for promoting global sustainable development.

Green electricity lights up thousands of households, and green transportation is also flourishing. In cities such as S ã o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, more and more Chinese brand electric buses and cars are driving on the local streets. The latest data released by the Brazilian Electric Vehicle Association shows that in the first nine months of this year, Brazil sold over 120000 light electric vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 113%. Among the top 10 best-selling car models, Chinese brands account for 8 of them.

The BYD battery factory located in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, is Brazil's first assembly and production base for lithium iron phosphate battery products and BYD's third factory in Brazil. The factory was officially put into operation in 2020, with the design of battery modules required for an annual production of 1000 electric buses.

BYD's establishment of a factory in Brazil to achieve localized assembly and production of batteries will help promote the promotion and application of green technology, advance the electrification process of Brazilian public transportation, and drive the development of local new energy technologies, "said Wilson, a research and development engineer at the factory.

Collaboration in emerging fields is thriving

At 3:50 am on November 8th, a cargo charter plane carrying packages from cross-border e-commerce platforms such as AliExpress and Xiyin flew from Hong Kong, China and landed at the cargo apron of Sao Paulo Airport.

Inside the customs supervised warehouse at the airport, Dennis, the Pakistani manager of Anjun Logistics Company, is busy arranging for the pick-up of goods. A double-layer high-speed sorting machine is scanning, weighing, taking photos, and sorting packages. The cross-border e-commerce orders between Pakistan and China continue to grow, and now the daily receiving volume has reached 30 air cargo slots, "said Dennis.

Brazil has a population of more than 200 million, the number of Internet users is growing rapidly, and the e-commerce market has huge potential. In 2023, Brazil's retail e-commerce revenue reached 185.7 billion Brazilian reals (1 Brazilian reals is equivalent to 1.25 Chinese yuan), and the number of online consumers reached 87.8 million.

AliExpress vigorously promotes overseas warehouse construction in Brazil; Xiyin Group announced an investment of 750 million Brazilian reals in the next few years, partnering with 2000 manufacturers to build a localized supply chain; Thanks to its cost-effectiveness, Pinduoduo's cross-border e-commerce platform Tem has rapidly increased its market share... Chinese e-commerce platforms have increased their investment in the Brazilian market, providing consumers with diverse product choices and high-quality shopping experiences through optimizing supply chains and improving logistics efficiency.

The cooperation between the two countries is constantly expanding in areas such as digital infrastructure construction, digital technology, and smart cities. Huawei has deployed over 8000 kilometers of fiber optic cables in the Amazon rainforest region of Brazil, solving the problem of lagging broadband construction in the area; China Telecom Brazil has completed the construction of network service nodes in S ã o Paulo, providing high-quality network services for enterprises in both countries; TCL has established a digital television production line in Manaus, with intelligent manufacturing helping to improve production efficiency; CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. has established the China Pakistan Smart City Technology and Cultural Exchange Center in Rio de Janeiro

Jos é Arcadio, President of the Brazilian State Institute of Social and Economic Research in Bahia, stated that cooperation between Brazil and China has expanded to multiple fields, and the increasingly close economic ties between the two sides have greatly benefited the people of both countries. The Pakistani side hopes to fully utilize the opportunities brought by China's expansion of high-level opening-up to further promote the steady development of pragmatic cooperation between the two countries.

Taking the opportunity of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, China and Pakistan explore new potential, continue to deepen all-round cooperation, and effectively benefit the two peoples. Brazil China relations have the potential for continued diversified development, especially in emerging fields such as digital economy, renewable energy, and sustainable development. Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira stated that by continuing to work together, Brazil and China will not only further strengthen bilateral friendly relations and mutual respect, but also contribute to building a more just, peaceful, and prosperous world.