China's first dedicated air freight service for cross-border e-commerce with BRICS members has exported over 10 million packages so far this year, driven by the growing demand for e-commerce trade between China and Brazil.
The air cargo service linking east China's coastal city of Xiamen with Sao Paulo in Brazil was launched in February 2023.
The latest shipment on Wednesday saw 136,000 packages containing shoes, apparel and other consumer goods bound for Brazil, bringing the total exported packages this year to over 10.05 million.
To ensure the stable operation of the air corridor between China and Brazil, local customs in Xiamen has built a smart airport, leveraging an information platform to integrate data across airlines, cargo terminals, freight forwarders and customs brokers. This has increased the efficiency of cargo handling by 90 percent at the airport, significantly reducing costs for businesses. An around-the-clock customs clearance was also implemented to accommodate the needs for night-time services and holiday operations.
BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market cooperative mechanism that initially featured Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Ethiopia officially joining this year, doubling its membership from 5 to 10. Xiamen, the host city of the 9th BRICS Summit in 2017, launched the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution Innovation Center in 2020.
China-Brazil cross-border e-commerce airline exports over 10 mln packages in 2024
China's development achievements are worth learning by Brazil as the country was still quite poor and backward a few decades ago, but it now becomes the second largest economy in the world, said two Brazil youths.
As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Brazil, a Brazilian youth delegation was invited to embark on a 15-day visit to central China's Hubei Province in early July this year.
During the visit, they toured the iconic Yellow Crane Tower in the provincial capital Wuhan, the city's East Lake, the Three Gorges Dam - the world's largest hydropower project located on the upper stream of China's longest river Yangtze River, and the Wudang Mountains to learn martial arts and tea ceremony.
The Chinese people's hospitality and tolerance left a deep impression on Ha Lanjie and Li Fenglan, two members of the delegation.
In a recent interview with China Media Group, Ha, a university student, recalled her China trip, saying she still misses the extremely convenient online shopping experience there.
"I brought back many Chinese goods. We began to know the e-commerce platform Pinduoduo while we were in China, and we bought many things. I still miss the convenience and practicability of online shopping in China as the products are quite cheap and delivered very fast," said Ha. Li, a practicing lawyer, cares more about China's economic miracle and what Brazil can learn from the Chinese experience.
"China has improved the livelihoods of the majority of its people in just a few decades. I think this is worth our careful study," said Li.
According to the statistics of the Brazil-China Entrepreneurs Committee, China invested a total of 70.3 billion U.S. dollars in Brazil from 2007 to 2021, involving 202 projects. In 2023, the bilateral trade volume reached 181.5 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 6.1 percent year on year.
As Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro and pay a state visit to Brazil from Nov. 17 to 21 at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the two countries are set to deepen their exchanges and cooperation.
Chinese development achievements worth learning by Brazil: Brazilian youths
