The Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, Mr Yang Renhuo, recently visited the Bafatá Region and attended the launch ceremony for the school building rehabilitation project at the China-Guinea-Bissau Friendship School in Bafatá, in the east of the country.

Co-operation between Brazil and China is in clear expansion. This is the conviction of the former Brazilian Ambassador to China, Marcos Caramuru, who led bilateral relations between 2016 and 2018 and is currently a counsellor at the Brazilian Centre for International Relations (CEBRI). The diplomat was one of the guests at the Valor Brazil-China 2026 Summit, held last week in Shanghai, China.

The premises housing the new Honorary Consulate of Cape Verde in Macau were inaugurated last week by the Cape Verdean Ambassador to China, Arlindo do Rosário.

The President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, recently visited the Caoa industrial plant in Anápolis, in the state of Goiás. Caoa is one of Brazil’s largest automotive groups. During the visit, he oversaw the resumption of factory operations and the launch of a new model produced in partnership with the Chinese automaker Changan.

The President of the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), José Pimenta Machado, recently highlighted that China's commitment to energy sustainability is seen as an example for Portugal in specific areas. Present in Macao to participate in the 2026 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum and Exhibition (MIECF), the President of the APA identified China as a strategic partner in decarbonisation.

CRRC Qingdao Sifang, a Chinese rolling stock manufacturer, has recently formalised its entry into Brazil with the installation of a train factory in São Paulo for projects.

Angola's Minister of Finance, Vera Daves, carried out a working visit to China between 23 and 27 of this month, with the aim of strengthening financial, economic and technological co-operation between the two countries.

Investment opportunities in urban mobility were the central focus of the Rio de Janeiro State Government's participation in discussions at the Summit Valor Brazil-China 2026 in Shanghai.

Chinese state-owned oil company CNOOC Limited has donated US$50,000 to Mozambique's National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) to support humanitarian relief efforts in regions affected by flooding, with Sofala province being the hardest hit.

Investments by Chinese automotive manufacturers in Brazil, whether independently or in partnership with local companies, are expected to result in the creation of ten production lines for nine Chinese brands, which by 2030 will have an installed capacity to assemble more than one million vehicles per year.

Standard Bank, one of the leading banks in Mozambique, reaffirms its commitment to promoting the country's sustainable economic development by strengthening financial and commercial co-operation with China through its strategic partnership with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the largest bank in China and the world's largest by assets.

The Brazilian film "O Agente Secreto" arrives in Chinese cinemas on 27 March, within the context of the celebrations for the Brazil-China Cultural Year.