Lula's state visit to Beijing reveals Brazil's foreign policy balancing act

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday (April 14), as part of an official state visit to China where the two leaders will discuss climate change, the conflict in Ukraine, and a range of other topics.

Ahead of the meeting, Lula told Brazilian media that China was “an essential partner today for Brazil and for Latin America.”