The truce with Trump continues, but the Chinese president does not stay there. During a telephone interview with his Brazilian counterpart Lula, Xi Jinping said that “all countries should be joined and firmly opposed to unilateralism and protectionism,” Chinese state media reported on Tuesday, August 12.
In recent months, Chinese and Brazilian presidents have tried to present their countries as fervent defenders of multilateralism, in contrast to the aggressive commercial policy of Donald Trump. Xi Jinping’s statements, reported Tuesday by the official Chinese news agency Nouvelle, are clear references to US customs tasks.
In a statement, the Brazilian presidency said the telephone interview had lasted approximately one hour, during which Lula and Xi Jinping boarded several subjects, including the war in Ukraine and the fight against climate change.
Towards an answer to American surcharge?
The two leaders also “promised to expand the field of cooperation in sectors such as health, oil and gas, digital economy and satellites.”
This telephone call follows Lula’s announcement last week of his intention to speak with his Chinese and Indian counterparts, to consider a coordinated response to the US surcharge.
In fact, Brazil has been attacked by Donald Trump with a 50% surcharge in most of its products exported to American soil. If the US President Penalizes both Brazil, it is because he criticizes the Brazilian justice for prosecuting former President Jair Bolsonaro, accused of a coup attempt after his defeat in the 2022 presidential election.
The truce between China and the United States extended for 90 days
However: this telephone exchange between Xi Jinping and Lula, transmitted by Chinese state media, occurs when Beijing and Washington agreed to extend their 90 -day truce.
Committed to spring in a commercial confrontation with exorbitant customs rights, the two countries had completed a first 90 -day truce in May in Geneva. President Donald Trump signed a decree that extends for 90 days the rest in terms of customs duties granted to China to continue trade negotiations.
Source: BFM TV
