Lula speaks out for China: China has always been an exemplary model of trade.

According to Agence France-Presse on May 12, Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva began his official visit to China on the 12th, focusing on the economy. This includes multiple meetings with Chinese businesses and a bilateral business forum, where he emphasized the huge opportunities that cooperation with China brings to Brazil. In his opening speech at the business forum, Lula condemned the portrayal of China as an enemy of global trade. He insisted that, on the contrary, China has always been a model and a country willing to conduct business and investment with those countries that have been despised by other major powers for decades.