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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Brazilian Ambassador Speeches,<br />

―Brazilian Culture Month‖ Opens<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2005—11-9<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=131602132<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, Nov.9th, 2005: In the evening <strong>of</strong> Nov.8th, Brazilian<br />

ambassador to China Mr. Castro Neves made a speech in the west wing <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong><br />

library titled ―The Political and Economic Relationship between China and Brazil and<br />

the Position <strong>of</strong> the Two Countries under the Globalization‖.<br />

Mr. Castro Neves is a senior diplomat in Brazilian political circles who now holds the<br />

position <strong>of</strong> Brazilian ambassador to China and has been committing himself to the<br />

development <strong>of</strong> Brazilian foreign relations. As a pr<strong>of</strong>essor, he started his speech by<br />

saying that ―I feel at home at <strong>PKU</strong>.‖<br />

He reviewed the course <strong>of</strong> globalization and introduced the current situation <strong>of</strong> the<br />

relationship between China and Brazil, especially in the aspect <strong>of</strong> economics,<br />

mentioning that the trade and investment were all growing rapidly and the<br />

communication <strong>of</strong> technology was also increasing. He believed that the two countries<br />

should make good use <strong>of</strong> the opportunity <strong>of</strong> globalization and strengthen the<br />

cooperation, emphasizing that the young generation should play a positive role in<br />

this process.<br />

After the speech the ambassador answered several questions from the students,<br />

ranging from Brazilian‘s football skills to their casual way <strong>of</strong> life, which made the<br />

atmosphere quite active. The ambassador also talked about the free-trade area <strong>of</strong><br />

America, the work <strong>of</strong> Brazilian embassy in promoting the culture communication<br />

between China and Brazil and the cooperation <strong>of</strong> astronautical technologies between<br />

the two sides.<br />

The speech was also the inauguration <strong>of</strong> the ―Brazilian Culture Month‖ at <strong>PKU</strong>. After<br />

a long period <strong>of</strong> preparation and under the support from Brazilian embassy, the event<br />

will be held from the beginning <strong>of</strong> November to the middle <strong>of</strong> December, aiming at<br />

promoting the students and teachers‘ understanding <strong>of</strong> Brazilian culture.<br />

Forum <strong>of</strong> Latin-America, a student‘s association <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> assisted in the organizing <strong>of</strong><br />

the event. It is the first student‘s association that aims at the study <strong>of</strong> Latin-America<br />

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