One Belt One Road - Broadening through MERCOSUR and European Union

Abstract

China brought new challenges to South America countries and other European countries like Portugal and Spain and also the acceleration and expansion of global trends that changed the scenario for the evolution of bilateral relations. At the end of 2020, the deepening of trade ties and expectations in the area of investment and technological cooperation between Brazil and Portugal and China occur at the time when the ambitions of political dialogue are being resized and the uncertainties regarding the future. Chile, for example, present at the International Silk Road Forum, in 2017 former President Michelle Bachelet, said in her voice that this is the biggest economic project currently under debate, "Suitable for new horizons".