• Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received a letter from China’s Vice President.
• Xi Jinping expressed a desire to deepen bilateral collaboration.
• Lula took oath as the new President of Brazil on January 1.

The new president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, announced on Monday that he had received a letter from Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressing a desire to deepen bilateral collaboration.

“I received from China’s Vice President Wang Qishan a letter from President Xi Jinping expressing his compliments and willingness to expand our cooperation,” he said on his Twitter account.

Recebi do vice-presidente China, Wang Qishan, uma carta do presidente Xi Jinping com seus cumprimentos e vontade de ampliarmos a cooperação. A China é nosso maior parceiro comercial e podemos ampliar ainda mais as relações entre nossos países 🇧🇷🇨🇳

📸: @ricardostuckert pic.twitter.com/Z8FAmn4yyW

— Lula (@LulaOficial) January 2, 2023

“China is our biggest trading partner and we can further expand relations between our countries,” he added.

President for the third time

Lula took oath as the new President of Brazil on January 1.

The well-known left-wing politician Lula, who served as president from 2003 and 2010, also defeated Jair Bolsonaro in the election of October.

Lula promised to reconstruct a nation that was in “awful ruins” in his inaugural speech.

Lula promised to “rebuild the nation and construct a Brazil of all, for all” shortly after taking office in an effort to inspire hope in the Brazilian people.

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