China’s President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart Tuesday the two countries could set an example of “self-reliance” for emerging powers,

Xi Jinping said China would “work with Brazil to set an example of unity and self-reliance among major countries in the Global South”.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed the role of the BRICS group of states and bilateral business over a phone call, according to Lula's office and Chinese state media said.