China

03 June 2020

Brazil´s Vale to Keep Iron Ore Supply Levels to China in 2020

Vale, Brazil´s biggest mining group, will sell China this year a volume of iron ore equal to or greater than that of 2019, according to Marcello Spinelli, executive director of ferrous metals at the mining company.

01 June 2020

Brazil Mining Sector Not Making the Most of Australia-China Trade Tensions

In the mining sector, one of Brazil´s strongest, the South American country´s own problems are stopping it from gaining quota.

31 May 2020

China´s Trade With Brazil, Cabo Verde and Timor Leste Resists Pandemic

Chinese trade with Brazil resisted the Covid-19 pandemic in the first quarter of the year and even rose in the cases of Cabo Verde and Timor Leste. However, exchanges with the remaining Portuguese-Speaking Countries (PSC) did not resist the pandemic.

29 May 2020

Brazilian Industry Calls for Measures to Compensate Import of Subsidized Chinese Products

A study by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) shows that Brazil imported USD5 billion in subsidized Chinese products in 2019, 14.1% of Brazilian imports from China last year. The body is calling for more “compensatory measures” do protect the Brazilian industry,

25 May 2020

Portugal Should be “pragmatic” in Face of Possible US-China Escalation, top Portuguese Diplomat Warns

Former Portuguese Foreign Minister, Ambassador António Martins da Cruz warns that the current trade war between the US and China could be just the first stage of a more severe dispute, that evolves into a technological war, a political one and, at the last stage, a military dispute like the one during the height of the Cold War. Portugal, he warns, should have a "pragmatic approach" to the escalation.

25 May 2020

Further Tensions in Brazil-China Relations in Wake of Covid-19

Brazil-China relations have been put to a further strain with the release by the Brazilian Supreme Court of a recording of a Government meeting where Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, says the Chinese Government should pay for a Marshall Plan to all countries that have been hit by Covid-19. China´s embassy in Brazil has avoided escalation.

20 May 2020

Portugal´s EuroAtlantic Airline Ensures Supply to Angola of Chinese Medical Gear

Transport of medical equipment from Wenzhou and Changsha, China, to Angola is being ensured by EuroAtlantic airways (EAA) from Portugal, at the service of Angola´s Bestfly. Irregularities in a first flight between China and Angola operated by Ethiopian Airlines led the Government to look for alternatives in supplies during the Coronavirus pandemic.