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  Hello and welcome to World Today, I'm Ding Hen in Beijing.

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  Coming up,

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  China and Brazil agree to defend free trade and multilateralism as top leaders meet here in Beijing.

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  And we're going to talk to a Sri Lankan scholar regarding what the Belt and Road Initiative has delivered to his country.

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  Donald Trump plans to remove all US sanctions against Syria.

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  In responding to rhetoric regarding the so-called democratic supply chains,

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  Beijing has criticized Taiwan's Lai Qingde for appeasing the United States.

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  Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have reaffirmed a joint commitment to building a stronger China-Brazil community with a shared future.

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  During their Tuesday talks here in Beijing,

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  President Xi Jinping called on China and Brazil to deepen the alignment of their respective development strategies and promote global south solidarity.

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  The Chinese leader also called for strengthening cooperation in areas like culture,

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  education, tourism, and media.

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  For his part, President Lula da Silva praised China's consistent support for Latin America.

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  He has also pledged to deepen strategic cooperation and jointly uphold multilateralism and global fairness.

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  Beijing and Brasilia elevated their bilateral ties to a China-Brazil community with a shared future last year.

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  So joining us now on the line is Professor Jia Daozhong,

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  Director of the Research Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development with Peking University.

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  So thank you very much for joining us today, Professor Jia.

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