Beijing, Brasilia sign deals to expand cooperation

China and Brazil have inked a slew of cooperation documents in fields such as fiscal and financial affairs, artificial intelligence, aerospace and alignment of development strategies, as they strive to promote bilateral ties and build a community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet.

Premier Li Qiang and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva witnessed the signing of the documents on Saturday after their meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Li arrived in Brazil's second-largest city on Saturday to attend the 17th BRICS Summit on Sunday and Monday.

The meeting came less than two months after Lula's state visit to China in May, when he met with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, after which the two sides issued a joint statement on strengthening the building of a China-Brazil community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet, and on jointly upholding multilateralism.