The article highlights a significant diplomatic moment between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, marked by an embrace at a recent China-CELAC forum. Lula's speech condemned US tariffs and promoted a multipolar order, aligning with China's narrative on global economics. His presence at the forum, alongside leaders from Chile and Colombia, indicates China's strategic push to strengthen ties with influential Latin American nations, contrasting with the interests of the G7 countries in addressing global economic imbalances.
"In Lula's address to the China-CELAC forum, a dialogue between China and Latin American and Caribbean countries, he condemned US tariffs and said the Latin American region wanted to be the axis of a multipolar order where the Global South is duly represented."
"Lula's presence at the forum was itself a coup for China as it seeks to expand its global influence in Latin America, specifically targeting leaders seen as influential in the region."
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