
On May 18, 2004, Vice Foreign Minister Zhou Wenzhong took questions on China-Brazil relations, the upcoming visit of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva to China, China and WTO as well as China's political and economic reforms in an exclusive interview by Claudia Trevisan, the resident journalist of Folha de S. Paulo of Brazil in Beijing. Zhou said this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil and the visit of President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva is a great event in bilateral relations. He believed that this visit will definitely witness positive results with joint efforts of the two sides.