Xi Calls on Brazil to Defend Global South Interests – Politics Today

Belt and Road cooperation highlighted Xi pointed to a 2024 strategic partnership between China and Brazil that aligns Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with Brazil’s development plans, including agriculture, infrastructure, and the energy transition. The partnership, Xi said, reflects solidarity and cooperation among Global South countries. At a Group of 20 meeting in 2024, Xi unveiled BRI-related measures alongside science and technology initiatives designed to support Global South development, according to Xinhua. The conversation comes amid heightened concern in Latin America following the U.S. seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on narcotics charges, an action that has fueled regional fears of foreign intervention. The United Nations has criticized the U.S. operation, raising questions about its legality under international law. (Source: Reuters)
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