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China’s Influence Is Growing in Brazil

China’s Influence Is Growing in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2nd-R) and China's Great Wall Motor (GWM) CEO Mu Feng (R) attend the inauguration of the GWM automobile factory in Iracemapolis, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on Aug. 15, 2025. Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor Company has purchased an auto plant in São Paulo, Brazil. The plant reopened on Aug. 15 and will be operated by the company, which has ties to Beijing. It plans to export hundreds of thousands of cars every year throughout South America. Daimler AG, a German company, previously owned the plant. The shift is a sign of the times.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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