Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in
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"China-Brazil ties have exceeded the boundary of bilateral relations with increasing strategic significance and global influence," Xi said. "Both nations see each other's development as opportunities for its own development and take it as a firm strategic choice to boost the bilateral cooperation."
Xi said
He called on the two countries to tap their respective advantages, promote trade and investment at the same time, with enhanced cooperation in key sectors, increased point-to-point cooperation in industries, and diversified bilateral trade.
Xi also urged stronger financial cooperation and a steady progress in settling bilateral trade accounts in home currencies. He also urged the two sides to guide their enterprises toward settling their disputes in an appropriate way.
Rousseff said the bilateral relations have made substantial progress in recent years and grown more important.
The two sides have established cooperation mechanisms, formulated a joint action plan and expanded cooperation, said Rousseff, adding that
She said both countries are faced with vital opportunities to deepen their strategic cooperation.
Brazil sees eye to eye with China on the necessity to further cooperation, welcoming Chinese enterprises to participate in Brazil's communications, transportation and other large-scale infrastructure projects, and encouraging bilateral financial cooperation, she noted.
She also urged promoting educational exchanges and Chinese language teaching and learning in
On the international front, she said,
The two leaders favored establishing a China-Brazil business forum to promote cooperation between the two countries' enterprises.
Xi appreciated the important role
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Rousseff supported establishing such a forum.
Leaders of five major emerging economies -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, collectively known as BRICS -- wrapped up their latest round of summit in this South African city Wednesday that aimed to promote their partnership for development, integration and industrialization.