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Overall, the growing ties between Brazil and China has brought Brazil’s economic independence into question. As of 2023, China bought 30 percent of Brazil’s exports, more than any other country.

The U.S. will hold a rare military display in Washington D.C. soon. The motives of countries that stage military parades vary, but the spectacles all tend to share a common visual vocabulary.

President Trump is trying to further open up China’s market to U.S. companies as Beijing’s appetite for the rest of the world’s exports is diminishing.

Chinese exports of rare earth minerals, which are vital to carmakers and other industries, and China's access to high-end technology from the U.S., including computer chips, are high on the agenda.

China on Thursday affirmed a trade deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying both sides needed to abide by the consensus and adding China always kept its word.

Before he left office, President Trump struck an agreement for China to buy $200 billion worth of U.S. exports. A report later found that China came nowhere close to fulfilling the terms of the deal.