Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday (April 14), as part of an official state visit to China where the two leaders will discuss climate change, the conflict in Ukraine , and a range of other topics. Ahead of the meeting, Lula told Brazilian media that China was “an essential partner today for Brazil and for Latin America.” Advertisement The two leaders are expected to sign 20 bilateral trade agreements, demonstrating Brazil’s desire to cultivate strong economic ties with China despite the risk of alienating the United States, which...