The largest and most impressive infrastructure projects in the world are inChinaThe country boasts the largest high-speed rail network in the world, the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world built on the largest river in Asia (Yangtze), used for multiple purposes, including a transhipment that crosses the country, and the largest fully automated container port in the world, located 32 km offshore.
The country is extremely mountainous, which would naturally make its circulation and integration very difficult. There are the 10 largest and highest bridges in the world, spiral tunnels within the mountains to overcome the heights, and long elevated roads.
What are these infrastructures and what technologies made them possible? This deserves a special article that we will publish in the next edition.
China is the country with the largest expansion in the world.
China is also the country with the largest expansion worldwide.
In this article, we will complement "China is large and strong, from 8/28/26 andChina: What country is this?, September 24, 1926.
We need to learn more about this country and its relationship with the world, as it has occupied increasingly larger spaces, thanks to its economic, industrial, technological policies, and also with the help of Donald Trump. The US president is able to create incompatibilities with the world, thus opening spaces for China to occupy.
Deng Xiaoping maintained Maoist communism and opened China to the world.
Starting in the 1970s, especially with the government of Deng Xiaoping, China opened up to the world, and since then has maintained a centralized government, a "Maoist communism" with a strong and dynamic market economy.
There has been a significant increase in agricultural and industrial production. Poverty and hunger have been decreasing at an accelerated rate.
Industrial production scale has increased, still highly mechanized and with intense low-wage labor, exporting large volumes of cheap and often low-quality products. It was said to be contributing to keeping inflation low worldwide.
However, China has a history of inventions and technology. As early as the 3rd century BC, it dominated magnetic knowledge and created the compass; in 105 AD, it created paper, replacing bamboo and wooden strips, and silk in documents. In 600 AD, it created printing. In the 9th century AD, it invented gunpowder, and in 1000 AD, it created fireworks.
Over time, it has grown technologically, and primarily from the 1990s, many foreign companies, including those from the US and Brazil, have established themselves in the country. The country's growth for several years reached double digits.
The immense labor force has become more qualified and better paid. From 2010, growth has slowed and is prioritized for improving the quality of life internally. In 2020, extreme poverty ended, although a significant portion of the population still has small incomes, and is assisted by government programs.
China is the largest industrial producer, leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Currently, the country is the leader in global manufacturing, producing one-third of the total, possessing the most solid industry in the world, almost all countries depend on its inputs. It leads the Fourth Industrial Revolution, being a world leader in technology. It leads the production of lithium batteries, electric vehicles, solar panels, robotics, 5G networks, and artificial intelligence.
It has a giant agricultural production, but still acquires manycommoditiesto feed your people. In the Brazilian case, it mainly buys soybeans and meat.
Also buys manycommoditiesindustrial, in this case, we are suppliers of iron ore and crude oil. It is our main commercial partner, with a favorable balance to Brazil.
Offers very popular historical tourist routes frequented by Chinese and tourists, with no restrictions on exposing the past before the Communist Revolution, especially Buddhist temples and caves, and others, the Forbidden City and the summer palace of the emperors, pagodas, statues of animals with dragon heads, as well as modern cities and their natural beauty.
Its main trading partners are the USA, Asian countries and Brazil. We buy electric vehicles, automotive accessories, solar panels, chips, semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, fertilizers and medicines.
China works with vision and strategic planning
China operates with a strategic vision, conducting short, medium, and long-term planning.
As early as the 1960s, it recognized the essential value of rare earths and strategic metals, maintaining their development in state-owned enterprises, including acquiring technology and patents for its industrialization.
Today, it holds 70% of the known reserves of rare earths and processes and converts more than 90%. As a result, all countries, including the US, are dependent on lithium batteries for the manufacture of electric vehicles and numerous electronic devices.
It is time for strategic partnerships with China.
Brazil is the second-largest reserve of rare earths, approximately 30%. According to the recent legislation approved by the Lula government, these should be mined and processed in Brazil.
We are already the largest economic partner of China, where it invests the most resources, especially in infrastructure and industries.
This is the case of evolving our relations with China, in addition to the condition of selling commodities and buying industrial products, establishing partnerships to benefit and industrialize rare earths and strategic metals in the production of electric vehicles, electronic equipment, and everything possible in the field of advanced technology.
We should also establish partnerships in research and university scholarships in China.
Let's be realistic: this is necessary and will only be possible with a government committed to sustainable and fair sovereignty, and that will be elected in October.
*This is an opinion article and does not necessarily represent the editorial line of.Brasil do Fato.