
China and the Global South – Could China help Brazil overcome its economic crisis?
Brazil will need a gigantic effort to reindustrialise its economy and China is committed to assisting other developing countries accelerate their development.
Brazil will need a gigantic effort to reindustrialise its economy and China is committed to assisting other developing countries accelerate their development.
Lula’s leadership against the US’s Global Monroe Doctrine establishes that while his victory in Brazil’s election is important for Brazilians, it is equally important for the peoples of the world.
A Lula victory in the second round is essential for Brazil as Bolsonaro remains a serious threat to Brazilian democracy.
There is hope. A Lula presidency could ‘offer robust leadership for a world that seems to be crumbling due to the myriad challenges such as climate catastrophe, warfare and social toxicity’.
We are now in the fourth wave of a left emergence since the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Even the mildest centre-left governments will be forced to address serious social crises. The test of these governments will be how they act when faced with the refusal by the forces of capitalism to solve these crises.
Forces in Latin America seeking national independence and socialism are increasingly interacting with China. Illustrating this was a recent speech by Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s former president, organised by Brazil’s School of Latin American and Global Studies. Rousseff spoke about China’s economic development and its influence in Latin America – and criticised the harmful role of Brazil and Latin America’s submission to the United States.
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