Press Interview Francisco Leandro: Huge potential for China-PSCs economic and trade exchanges under BRI & BRICS

In an interview conducted by the Global Times, Professor Francisco Leandro, Associate Dean of the Institute of Research on Portuguese-Speaking Countries of the City University of Macau, shared his views on the present and future development of the economic and trade cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries under the Belt and Road Initiative and BRICS under the current geopolitical situation. He pointed out that there is huge potential for the cooperation and exchanges between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries.

According to Prof Leandro, the economic and cultural cooperation between China and the nine Portuguese-speaking countries continues to expand; further exchanges can be achieved in areas such as clean energy and innovative technologies, cultural heritage conservation and the blue economy.

Under the Belt and Road Initiative, he said China and the Portuguese-speaking countries jointly have worked on a number of land and sea economic corridors, special economic zones and infrastructure projects that are beneficial to society and people’s livelihood.

In addition, Prof Leandro pointed out that there is huge potential for collaboration under the current international situation and geopolitics, and the BRICS countries offer a supplementary mechanism for cooperation and investment with mutual advantages that contribute to global advancement.

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Source: Global Times