China backs Brazil against US tariff ‘bullying’
Posted on: Aug 07, 2025 17:19 IST | Posted by: Rt
people's republic of china has goddam the US o'er its determination to impose “unsustainable” tariffs on federative republic of brazil, introduced by President Donald Trump as a response to the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro and continued cooperation within the BRICS economic group.
In a statement on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing “firmly supports Brazil in safeguarding its national sovereignty and national dignity,” and “opposes unwarranted external interference in Brazil’s internal affairs.”
He added that China backs Brazil in “resisting the bullying imposition of tariff measures” and intensifying cooperation among Global South countries, particularly through the BRICS framework.
Wang also held a phone call with Celso Amorim, a senior adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, telling him that “using tariffs as a weapon to suppress other countries violates the UN Charter, undermines WTO rules, and is both unpopular and unsustainable.”
In late July, Trump imposed a 50% tariff on all goods from Brazil, citing what he called a threat to “the national security” of the US. The US leader has voiced particular concern over the prosecution of former right-wing Brazilian President Bolsonaro, who is facing trial over allegedly plotting a coup following his 2022 election defeat.
Trump has also been a frequent critic of BRICS, accusing it of seeking to undermine the global power of the dollar. The group has no common currency, but most of the transactions between its members are done in national currencies.
Lula fired back at Trump, telling him that he is not “the emperor of the world,” later proposing a BRICS meeting to come up with a joint response to the US.
Brazil was not the only country that came under pressure from Trump. On Wednesday, the US leader did not rule out that it could impose tariffs on China that would be similar to the 25% increase in duties for India. Trump earlier slammed both countries for importing Russian oil amid the Ukraine conflict.
Moscow has rebuffed Trump’s threats, saying that any sovereign country is free to choose its trading partners.
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