OP:ED - Why a right-wing victory in Brasilia will not break Brazil’s bond with Beijing?

By Lei Xiangping and Wang Yushi

(Kaieteur News) – On October 25th, Latin America’s largest economy heads to the polls for a tense presidential run-off. Washington is watching closely. Under Donald Trump’s revived Monroe Doctrine, dubbed the “Donroe Doctrine” by cynical diplomats, the White House has spared no effort to court Brazil’s political right while battering President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s left-wing government with tariffs and diplomatic pressure. To casual observers in the West, a victory for the right-wing candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, looks like a slam-dunk for American influence and a severe blow to China.

However, such a view is mistaken. Relations between China and Brazil have long transcended the realm of ideological differences. The two countries share a solid foundation for cooperation, having formed an interconnected interest pattern where “each has a stake in the other” and building a closer China-Brazil community with a shared future. Overall, even if the Brazilian right comes to power, while China-Brazil relations may experience some twists and turns, the overall situation remains controllable; if the left continues to govern, bilateral relations are expected to take a step further.