China-Brazil friendship tea garden opens in Rio de Janeiro

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China-Brazil friendship tea garden opens in Rio de Janeiro

2024-11-18 13:56 Last Updated At：16:17

A China-Brazil friendship tea garden was opened at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden on Saturday to mark the the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries

Chinese Ambassador to Brazil Zhu Qingqiao, Brazilian Minister of Culture Margareth Menezes, Brazil's central bank governor-elect Gabriel Galipolo, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden president Sergio Besserman Vianna, and more than 100 other representatives from both sides attended the opening ceremony.

The project is funded by Chinese companies in Brazil, by using restored historical buildings in the park to create the friendship garden.

The Chinese side also introduced high-quality Chinese tea saplings to the park and set a tea culture exhibition, adding luster to the 19th G20 Summit, which is scheduled for Nov 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro.

Chinese and Brazilian officials also jointly cut the ribbon at the ceremony to mark the official opening of the tea exhibition.

"Chinese culture has spread to Brazil and Brazilian culture has also been recognized in China. I think this is a very positive signal for both sides. We can learn more from each other's cultural traditions," said Menezes.

"This will be a place to present the Chinese tea and the Chinese culture of tea for all the Brazilians, because we receive a million Brazilians from the whole country every year," said Vianna.

Brazilian agricultural industry sees cooperation with China as mutually beneficial

2024-11-18 15:19 Last Updated At：15:37

The president of the Brazilian Corn and Sorghum Producers Association has highlighted the significant benefits of Brazil's agricultural cooperation with China, describing it as mutually beneficial.

In the first half of 2024, Brazil exported nearly 30 billion U.S. dollars worth of agricultural products to China, underscoring the strength of the trade relationship between the two countries.

"This year marks 50 years of diplomatic relationship between China and Brazil. We see these exchanges of products and services as fruits of the deepening of the two countries' relationship. Today, a quarter of China's agricultural imports come from Brazil. Brazilians working in the agriculture industry see this as a huge benefit from the bilateral cooperation. We need to sell our surplus production, while we need to buy raw materials for our agriculture. So it is mutually beneficial for the trade relationship between China and Brazil," said Paulo Bertolini, the president of the Brazilian Corn and Sorghum Producers Association.

As this year's G20 summit takes place in Brazil, experts are keenly observing the potential for deeper cooperation between the two nations.

The 19th G20 Summit is scheduled for Nov 18 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro, under the theme of "building a just world and a sustainable planet."

Created in 1999, the G20 is a main forum for international cooperation on financial and economic issues. It comprises the European Union, the African Union and 19 countries, including China and Brazil.