At the critical moment, after three ASEAN countries expressed their positions, Brazil suddenly took sides. The US was caught off guard! The trade war has陷入 a deadlock, and the US intended to threaten other countries to take sides and isolate China. At the critical moment, Brazil made a key statement. On April 18, the website of Brazil's "Forum" magazine reported that Brazilian President's Chief Special Advisor Amorim severely criticized US President Trump's trade policy. Amorim said that the US seriously damaged the multilateral system.

Not only that, but regarding its relations with the US and China, Brazil also made clear statements. Amorim said that currently, China provides more investment opportunities for Brazil than the US, and the risks are lower. China has investment capital strength that the US does not have. Moreover, Brazil stated that it is willing to further strengthen cooperation with China on the BRICS platform. Obviously, Brazil named and criticized the US while clearly attaching greater importance to its relations with China.

Certainly, facing the trade war initiated by the US, Brazil sided with China. In fact, just the other day, 19 BRICS countries and partner countries' envoys in China met our personnel in Beijing. And what these BRICS countries meant was one thing: jointly oppose unilateralism, protectionism, and economic hegemony. Before this, we conducted high-level neighborhood diplomacy. Whether Vietnam, Malaysia, or Cambodia all expressed their positions, and their cooperation with us in the economic and trade field is being upgraded.

Obviously, after the trade war broke out, we acted quickly. Both neighboring countries and BRICS members are dissatisfied with the policies now being promoted by the US. In fact, these countries share the same position as us because the tariff war waged by the US harms the interests of developing countries and the interests of countries in the global South. Undoubtedly, the trade war initiated by the US is unpopular. The facts prove that the US cannot isolate China, nor can it isolate China. Now, if the US does not change its ways, ultimately, the US will isolate itself.

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