Expert finds many reasons to hail China

Brazilian coordinator says Global South can take cue from Chinese development

Brazilian Melissa Cambuhy, who calls herself a Marxist, said her keen interest in Chinese socialism led to finding her mission in life: strive for improved partnership between China and Brazil.

Her winding path has earned her different titles: lawyer, professor, researcher, and PhD candidate in international relations at Rio de Janeiro State University. Cambuhy is also the coordinator for Brazil-China International Cooperation as well as the Working Group Brazil-China Dialogues on Global Development and Governance at the Lula Institute in Sao Paulo.

She said, "I'm a Marxist, and it sparked an interest in Chinese socialism. So, the first thing that got my attention was this socialist experience that I would like to learn more about. Then I started researching and studying China-Brazil relations and working with international cooperation. So, one thing was becoming all these other things, but the first thing that developed my interest in China was its socialism."