U.S. exhibitor amazed at wide coverage of high tech in China

A U.S. exhibitor participating in the ongoing fifth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou City of south China's Hainan Province says he is amazed to see how people in China are covered in latest technologies.

Francisco J. Nunez, founder and head of a creative design company in Orlando, Florida, was in China with his business partners to experience the charm of China's consumer market.

Speaking to China Central Television (CCTV) after participating in a supply-demand matchmaking event on Tuesday, Nunez said he and his business partners will stay a few days more in Hainan before leaving for Shanghai and Shenzhen as planned, as they were attracted by the tech and products displayed at the expo.

"It is very impressive - the amount of technology, the wherewithal to really invest and to exploring new ventures from how to use existing technology with AI, with aircraft and I've seen it from very simple things, from coffee machines all the way up to flying machines," he said.

"From little kids to adults, they're covered in technology. They have all the latest information and I think that not only that, but you're the largest population in the world too. So the consumer products, it's amazing. It's like nothing you ever seen before. The Chinese population is always ahead of, like whatever is new, whatever is next, they're the ones testing it out," Nunez told reporters.

When talking about the impact of the U.S. "reciprocal tariffs" on the world economic order, Nunez said that as the world is becoming smaller and smaller, no country can exist in isolation, and China provides development opportunities for all countries in the world.

"We need each other in order to progress, to develop from technology to development and manufacturing. This is just a reaction to analyzing things that were put in place 60-70 years ago and those prices haven't changed at all. And I believe we're all going find a happy balance," he said.

The fifth CICPE runs from April 13 to 18.

Over 110 companies from more than 10 countries and regions took part in the CICPE's matchmaking event, resulting in signed contracts worth over 6 billion yuan (about 823.69 million U.S. dollars).

U.S. exhibitor amazed at wide coverage of high tech in China

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Brasilia on Wednesday, expressing the willingness to strengthen bilateral ties and expand cooperation.

Lula said that Brazil and China have built strong mutual trust and deepened cooperation across various fields, showing that Brazil's steadfast friendship with China is the right choice and a model for South-South cooperation.

He said that he looks forward to maintaining close high-level exchanges with China, further strengthening economic and trade ties, and expanding the mutually beneficial cooperation in finance, energy and other fields.

China's firm and forceful countermeasures against the "reciprocal tariffs" is admirable, said the Brazilian president, noting that China's just actions have received widespread support while certain country's irresponsible and unilateral practices warrant joint resistance.

Brazil is willing to work with China to advocate free trade, defend international rules, and counter any power overriding international justice, the president added.

Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China is willing to work with Brazil to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and push for more outcomes in building a China-Brazil community with a shared future.

China will strengthen its cooperation with BRICS and Global South countries, adhere to multilateralism and safeguard international rules, he said.

On the same day, Wang attended the 15th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers and High Representatives on National Security in Brasilia.

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