Foreign ministry wants to improve strategic partnership with Brazil
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(29 Oct 2018) China said Monday that it is willing to develop relations with Brazil, after far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro became president-elect. Bolsonaro has talked tough on China, Brazil's biggest trade partner. In February, he visited Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory, and he has resisted talk of Chinese investment in strategic Brazilian state companies. He told a radio station that Brazil cannot "allow China or any other country to come and buy Brazil, instead of buying in Brazil." China's foreign minisitry spokesperson Lu Kang told a regular news conference that "One China" principle must be held in the bilateral relations. "We would like to work with the Brazilian side to further elevate the China-Brazil comprehensive strategic partnership on the basis of mutual respect to each other's core interests, and bring more benefits to the two peoples," Lu said. China also said it is following closely the development of the political stalemate in Sri Lanka, but will not interfere in the internal affairs of the country. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/650d349ef7192b23dd1bcb3c2b2650fa
