Xi Jinping Meets with His Brazilian Counterpart Rousseff, Stressing Boosting China-Brazil Cooperation Is a Firm Strategic Choice

On March 27, 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff in Durban, South Africa "Brazil is the first developing country to forge strategic partnership with China," Xi said. "China-Brazil ties have exceeded the boundary of bilateral relations with increasing strategic significance and global influence," Xi said. "Both nations see each other's development as opportunities for its own development and take it as a firm strategic choice to boost the bilateral cooperation," Xi said. China attaches great importance to relations with Brazil and stands ready to work with it to build a new paradigm of state-to-state relationship amid deepening economic globalization.