Gre preprosto za politično odločitev o tem, kdo je bolj potenten in bolj zanesljiv partner. In v obeh pogledih je Kitajska v očeh južnoameriških držav zmagala. Od ZDA dobijo pridige in izsiljevanja, od Kitajske pa investicije v proizvodnjo in infrastrukturo in zanesljivega partnerja.
No matter how much he insists he doesn’t want to, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sure looks like he’s picked a side in the standoff between Brazil’s two largest commercial partners.
The president known as Lula is currently on a state visit to China signing trade accords with Xi Jinping, shrugging off the risk that strengthening links with Beijing will irk US President Donald Trump.
It’s the Brazilian leader’s latest bet that China is a more willing and reliable partner than America as he seeks to transform a commodities-heavy economy into a bigger player in the global value chain.
Chinese car giants BYD and Great Wall Motor have already fueled the revival of Brazil’s automotive industry, and Lula wants more — specifically, infrastructure investments that can help get Brazilian products to Asia faster.


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