The American The New York Times took Lula to the top of the cover, “arriving at the palace with a group representing the diversity of Brazil”, and the new president tweeted the image. But Monday was also Lula’s in China.
The Renmin Ribao or Diário do Povo reported at the top of the home page, with Xinhua, and the account of Lula on Twitter confirmed that Xi Jinping sent a message to the Brazilian, through Vice President Wang Qishan. In the dispatch from the Chinese agency:
“In his message, Xi highlighted that China and Brazil are major developing countries with global influence and important emerging markets. They are comprehensive strategic partners who share broad common interests and bear common development responsibilities, Xi added.”
The Chinese leader “is willing to work with Lula to [os países] support each other in pursuing a development path” and to “drive the partnership to a higher level from a strategic and long-term perspective”.
Lula tweeted, as dispatched by Reuters, that Xi expressed his “willingness to expand cooperation”, to which the Brazilian commented: “China is our biggest trading partner and we can further expand relations between our countries”.
In the headline of the Global Times, an English-language tabloid linked to Renmin Ribao, “Lula sworn in as president of Brazil is expected to raise ties with China to new heights.” Do Xin Jing Bao, also from Beijing, opening his account of the inauguration: “Lula cried.” In the title, “Lula wants to ‘rebuild’ Brazil”.
Guancha, from Shanghai, a portal that conducted an extensive interview with Lula at the beginning of the electoral campaign, published the essay “Can Lula save Brazil’s economy?”, by Wen Yi, from Jiao Tong University.
In short, when seeking to answer whether “Lula’s return can interrupt the serious trend of deindustrialization in Brazil”, he evaluates previous historical experiences, carried out in the shadow of American pressures, and does not sound optimistic:
“The root cause is Brazil’s lack of national capacity and correct industrial policy, making it inferior to Japan in the 19th century and China in the 20th century, even though it has abundant natural resources… power, it will be difficult to save the Brazilian economy, because the most fundamental engine of development was destroyed by the market under the guidance of neoliberalism. It may be difficult to restart the engine of Brazil’s industrialization. The country has increasingly moved away from the manufacturing industry, which is the source of innovation and great platform of technological invention.”
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