Zhou Zhiwei, an associate researcher at the Latin American Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences, said that the talks between the leaders of the two countries were fruitful, indicating that the relations between the two countries have a good foundation.
He believes that the improvement of relations between China and Brazil reflects the willingness of China and Brazil to deepen and expand cooperation areas. Zhou Zhiwei pointed out that the development of China and Pakistan is similar, and the two governments hope to safeguard their respective rights by strengthening cooperation and create favorable conditions for the development of China and Pakistan. Therefore, the promotion of China-Pakistan relations can be described as "natural".
Chen, former ambassador of China to Brazil and director of Brazil Research Center of China Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that China and Brazil are two important developing countries and an important part of BRICS countries. At present, developed countries have been hit by the financial crisis, and their economic development has been hindered, while the development of BRICS countries has become a new force in global economic development. On this premise, strengthening the ties between China and Brazil is not only related to the two countries, but also can promote the development of other developing countries and the global economy.
Zhou Zhiwei said that the international system is in a period of transition, and the current choice of enhancing bilateral relations shows that the Chinese and Pakistani governments are confident to enhance the level of cooperation, break through the bilateral scope and achieve more extensive international cooperation. This will help promote the democratization of international relations and increase the international voice of developing countries.
In-depth and comprehensive scientific and technological cooperation is the first priority.
The ten-year cooperation plan signed by China and Pakistan 2 1 points out that the two countries will strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields in the next decade. Among them, scientific and technological innovation ranks first. Zhou Zhiwei believes that this reflects the importance attached by the two governments to scientific and technological innovation, and also shows the feasibility of scientific and technological cooperation between China and Pakistan.
China and Brazil each have strong technological advantages. Brazil has obvious advantages in nanotechnology, biotechnology and agricultural technology, while China leads in aerospace and other fields.
Zhou Zhiwei pointed out that China-Pakistan scientific and technological cooperation has a good foundation. The scientific and technological cooperation between China and Brazil is called "the model of South-South cooperation". Since 1999, when China helped Brazil launch its first satellite, the cooperation between China and Pakistan in satellite technology has been fruitful. According to the cooperation plan, the two countries will strengthen cooperation in the space field and strive to launch China-Pakistan Earth Resources Satellite 03 and China-Pakistan Earth Resources Satellite 04 in 20 14.
Clean energy and bioenergy will also become the focus of technical cooperation between the two countries. Brazil is in a leading position in renewable energy technology, and the two countries have begun to cooperate in this field.
The local currency swap mechanism has promoted bilateral trade between the two countries.
The joint statement pointed out that the central banks of the two countries decided to establish a bilateral local currency swap mechanism with a scale of 654.38+090 billion yuan/60 billion Brazilian reais. This move has aroused widespread concern in Brazil. Brazilian media pointed out that the implementation of this mechanism will greatly strengthen bilateral trade. In an interview with the media, Brazilian Finance Minister Guido guido mantega said that the bilateral local currency swap mechanism is helpful to strengthen the financial systems of the two countries, which is very important in the context of the global economic crisis.
Zhou Zhiwei explained that the bilateral currency swap mechanism bypassed the US dollar and reduced the impact of the US dollar exchange rate shock, which is very beneficial to China and Brazil, which have huge trade volumes.
He pointed out that if this mechanism is implemented, on the one hand, it can promote the internationalization of the RMB and the real, on the other hand, it is conducive to the reform of the international monetary system.
In recent years, the trade between China and Brazil has been growing steadily. The data shows that the trade volume between the two countries in 20 1 1 year exceeded 80 billion US dollars. China has been Brazil's largest trading partner for three consecutive years, and among the BRICS countries, Brazil is also China's largest trading partner.
On bilateral trade, Chen said that China and Pakistan are highly complementary in the economic and trade fields. However, the trade between the two countries should not only be a simple buying and selling relationship, but also strengthen mutual investment. For example, Pakistan is weak in infrastructure construction, while China has advantages in this respect. In 20 14 and 20 16, the World Cup and Olympic Games will be held in Brazil. China can make use of its own advantages to increase investment in Brazil's infrastructure and achieve a win-win situation.
Deepening mutual understanding is conducive to long-term cooperation.
The joint statement also pointed out that China and Pakistan will take a number of measures to strengthen cultural exchanges. According to reports, there are not many cultural exchanges between China and Brazil at present, and the two countries don't know much about each other's markets, which is not commensurate with the development of political and economic relations between the two countries.
Chen believes that China and Pakistan are far apart and have great cultural differences, which leads to a lack of mutual understanding and is not conducive to the long-term development of bilateral relations. The solution lies in strengthening humanities exchanges and cooperation.
Zhou Zhiwei believes that cultural promotion and educational exchanges are important means to enhance mutual understanding and trust between the two countries. In addition, think tank exchanges between the two countries are also very important. The increase in think tank exchanges is conducive to the governments and enterprises of the two countries to grasp the prospects of each other's development and contribute to the further development of bilateral relations.