At the health services exhibition of the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services held in Beijing from September 1 to 5, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park of Cooperation between Guangdong and Macao showed its public services and achievements in the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which aims to promote it in Portuguese-speaking countries.

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Brazil’s 200th anniversary of independence, reported by the Chinese state news agency Xinhua on the 7th of September.

On the 2nd of September, the mayor of Maricá, Fabiano Horta, received a delegation from the Chinese construction company Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC), which presented a protocol of intentions with the aim of building a thermal power plant in Maricá.

ApexBrasil signed a memorandum of cooperation with Alibaba Group at the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS). The two parties will carry out in-depth cooperation in the areas of the digital economy, such as cross-border commerce and e-commerce talent training.

In an interview with Xinhua, the president of the Angola-China Chamber of Commerce, Luís Cupenala, praised the enormous cooperation between Angola and China, saying that the level of bilateral cooperation is consistent and reliable. Luís Cupenala also said that such cooperation has contributed to the improvement of infrastructure and industrialization, as well as poverty fight efforts in Angola.

The factory for pig iron production, owned by the Angolan company Companhia Siderúrgica do Cuchi (CSC) and located in the province of Cuando Cubango, could be completed before the end of this year, with the arrival in Angola of the last equipments as required by the initial tests, which were acquired from Brazil. Currently, the vessel with cargo has already left the country and should dock at the port of Luanda within the next 45 days.

For the first time, the Portuguese-speaking countries will have a Lusofonia pavilion at the Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo, which will be held from 23 to 25 September, which was announced on the 2nd of September. The aim is to showcase their cultural diversity and play the role of Macao as a platform between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries, according to a statement from the Macao Government Tourism Office.

The Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Seres Motors made its first product display in Brazil during Intersolar South America, an event in São Paulo (SP) focused on the energy sector. Seres Motors is a subsidiary of Chongqing Sokon Industry Group.

The Chinese car brand BYD announced the delivery of 20 electric buses to the metropolitan region of Salvador, in the state of Bahia. This is the first batch of electric buses in Bahia, which are expected to start operating in September.

Angola wants more Chinese investors to grow agricultural products in Angola that can be exported to China, said the Minister of Economy and Planning of Angola, Mário Caetano João, in an interview with the Chineses state news agency Xinhua published on the 30th of August.

The Federal University of Ceará, Brazil and the University of Saint Joseph of the SAR of Macao signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the 31st of August at the Confucius Institute of the UFC, aiming to establish and consolidate strategic alliances between the two universities.

Under the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, China’s economic and social indicators have achieved rapid development, and China’s development achievements are admirable, proving that humanity’s future can rest on mutually beneficial cooperation between countries and peoples, as recently told the Diário do Povo by António Felipe, former vice-president of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal.