China congratulates Brazil's new president Jair Bolsonaro
- Country:
- Brazil
- China
China on Monday offered congratulations to Brazil's new president, Jair Bolsonaro after the far-right lawmaker won the Brazilian election in a dramatic swing away from the left in the world's fourth-largest democracy.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang made the remark at a regular news briefing.
In the run-up to the election, Bolsonaro had portrayed China, its largest trading partner, as a predator looking to dominate key sectors of its economy.
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