China ready to work with Brazil to strengthen political mutual trust: vice premier

BELEM, Brazil, Nov. 5 -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Wednesday voiced China's readiness to work with Brazil to strengthen political mutual trust, firmly support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests and major concerns, and jointly oppose unilateralism, protectionism and hegemonism.

Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks during talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a visit to the country.

During the meeting, Ding first conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping's cordial greetings and best wishes, noting that under the strategic guidance of Xi and Lula, the building of a China-Brazil community with a shared future and the alignment of the two countries' development strategies have got off to a good start.

He said that China-Brazil cooperation has become a model for collaboration between major developing countries, with its strategic, comprehensive and long-term significance increasingly evident.

Noting that the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has made top-level design and strategic planning for China's future development, he said China is firmly committed to promoting high-quality development and higher-level opening up, which will create more opportunities for deepening practical cooperation between China and Brazil.

Ding said that China stands ready to expand practical cooperation across various fields and upgrade cooperation so as to achieve more landmark and exemplary outcomes.

He called on the two sides to strengthen coordination and collaboration in multilateral arenas, advance the reform and improvement of global governance, and safeguard the interests of the developing countries.

Ding said China will enhance cooperation on poverty reduction and implement the Global Development Initiative to deliver more benefits to both peoples and the people of the world.

China supports Brazil in playing its active role as a major country in the region, safeguarding peace and stability in Latin America and the Caribbean, he added.

Ding said China appreciates Brazil's efforts in hosting the Belem Climate Summit and advancing global climate governance, and stands ready to work with Brazil to ensure the success of the summit and inject new momentum into multilateral processes in the climate field.

For his part, Lula asked Ding to convey his sincere greetings to Xi, expressing his gratitude to the Chinese president for sending a high-level delegation to attend the Belem Climate Summit and for China's strong support for Brazil in hosting the event.

He congratulated China on its achievements in promoting green transition, saying that China has set an example for the world.

Lula said since Brazil and China worked together to promote the building of a community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet one year ago, the two countries have achieved tangible results in key and strategic areas of cooperation, and bilateral relations have reached a new level.

He said that multilateralism is indispensable in today's world, noting that Brazil stands ready to maintain close communication and coordination with China to make positive contributions to the peaceful settlement of regional disputes.