Visit further strengthens Sino-Brazilian comprehensive strategic partnership

As the largest developing countries and important emerging market economies in their respective regions, China and Brazil have over the years pursued a relationship grounded in a shared vision of mutual development, viewing each other's progress as an opportunity for their own growth.

As President Xi Jinping said in a signed article published in Brazilian media outlet Folha de S. Paulo on Sunday, ahead of his state visit to the country, the practical cooperation between the two countries has yielded fruitful results, witnessed flourishing people-to-people and cultural exchanges and become increasingly mature and vibrant since they established diplomatic relations 50 years ago.

This year, bilateral trade has sustained a strong growth momentum, soaring 9.9 percent in the first 10 months from the same period last year, a rate which was 4.7 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of China's foreign trade.