{"id":97014,"date":"2025-12-22T12:06:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/?p=97014"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:06:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:06:57","slug":"china-signals-long-term-interest-in-mercosur-trade-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/china-signals-long-term-interest-in-mercosur-trade-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"China signals long-term interest in Mercosur trade deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content--header\">\n<div class=\"row content-head non-featured \">\n<div class=\"medium-centered subtitle\">\n<h6 class=\"content-head__subtitle\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>Beijing keeps talks on the table despite current hurdles, as global trade realigns<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content__signa-share\">\n<div class=\"content__signature\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data\">\n<div class=\"content-publication-data__text\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-publication-data__from\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"content-publication-data__updated\">12\/22\/2025\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content__share-bar-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"mc-article-body\" class=\"mc-article-body \">\n<article>\n<div class=\"no-paywall\">\n<div class=\"mc-column mc-side-item__container\" data-block-type=\"ads\" data-block-id=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"37\" data-block-id=\"2\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">China, the world\u2019s second-largest economy, continues to signal to Mercosur diplomats its interest in negotiating a free trade agreement with the South American bloc, even while acknowledging that such a deal remains out of reach for now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wall protected-content\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"47\" data-block-id=\"3\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">People familiar with the matter told Valor that Beijing has communicated flexibility and a willingness to keep the issue on the agenda, even though it does not expect progress in the short term. The Chinese government appears to be patiently laying the groundwork for a future agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"34\" data-block-id=\"4\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">The current context is one of global trade realignment, with countries increasingly seeking preferential arrangements as a way to diversify exports and shield themselves from the effects of unilateral policies by the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"36\" data-block-id=\"6\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Amid global instability, ideas that once seemed unrealistic are now at least being taken seriously. Mercosur, for its part, is showing signs of frustration\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/commentary\/assis-moreira\/commentary\/26-years-of-mismatch-between-the-eu-and-mercosur.ghtml\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/commentary\/assis-moreira\/commentary\/26-years-of-mismatch-between-the-eu-and-mercosur.ghtml\">with the European Union\u2019s repeated delays in concluding the long-awaited bi-regional agreement.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"53\" data-block-id=\"7\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Uruguay had for years attempted to negotiate a bilateral deal with China. While Chinese officials expressed interest, they eventually made it clear that such a move would be diplomatically unfeasible, as it could offend Brazil and undermine Mercosur cohesion. A deal with Montevideo alone would strike at the heart of the bloc\u2019s unity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"43\" data-block-id=\"8\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Even before, a preferential agreement between China and Mercosur was seen as complex. Now it may prove even more challenging, as Chinese exports continue to surge. In 2024, Brazil saw the highest percentage increase in Chinese exports among global partners, up 22%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"32\" data-block-id=\"9\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">This year, China\u2019s shipments to Brazil are still growing faster than Brazilian exports to China, eroding Brazil\u2019s trade surplus in the bilateral relationship. Most of Brazil\u2019s active anti-dumping measures target Chinese products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"37\" data-block-id=\"10\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Political factors within Mercosur also pose challenges, particularly Argentina\u2019s close alignment with the United States. Washington has adopted a new, more assertive version of the Monroe Doctrine and is seeking to curb China\u2019s influence in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"36\" data-block-id=\"11\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Despite ongoing U.S. opposition, China\u2019s export performance continues to unsettle trading partners. In November, the country posted a $1 trillion trade surplus, a sign of its success in diversifying export markets with competitively priced, high-quality products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"43\" data-block-id=\"12\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">At the same time, however, Beijing is beginning to restrict access to its own market. One emerging concern among partners is an ongoing investigation that may result in import quotas on beef. If confirmed, Brazil would be one of the countries hardest hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"60\" data-block-id=\"13\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Brazil\u2019s manufacturing sector has long expressed unease about trade flows with China. Still, back in 2023, when China first hinted at its interest in a deal with Mercosur, representatives from the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) said negotiations didn\u2019t need to start with a full-fledged free trade agreement. They suggested exploring alternatives, such as a deal focused on trade facilitation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"29\" data-block-id=\"15\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">China\u2019s strategic position in global trade has been built in part through a network of free trade agreements, which provide mutual tariff preferences for Chinese companies and their partners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"41\" data-block-id=\"16\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Beijing currently has 23 free trade agreements in effect, covering 30 countries and regional blocs such as ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), which includes 11 fast-growing economies. Another 10 deals are under negotiation and eight are in the study phase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"30\" data-block-id=\"17\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">In Latin America, China already has trade agreements with Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. Talks are underway with Honduras and Panama, and a feasibility study is ongoing with Colombia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-track-category=\"multicontent\" data-track-action=\"ultimo chunk conteudo\" data-track-noninteraction=\"false\" data-track-scroll=\"view\">\n<div class=\"mc-column content-text active-extra-styles \" data-block-type=\"unstyled\" data-block-weight=\"30\" data-block-id=\"18\">\n<p class=\" content-text__container \" data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Despite the current obstacles, China is moving steadily into the Mercosur orbit\u2014with the patience that an authoritarian regime allows\u2014keeping the door open for a preferential trade deal in the future.<\/p>\n<p data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">*By\u00a0Assis Moreira\u00a0\u2014 Geneva<\/p>\n<p data-track-category=\"Link no Texto\" data-track-links=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article links\">Source: Valor International<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/valorinternational.globo.com\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing keeps talks on the table despite current hurdles, as global trade realigns 12\/22\/2025\u00a0 China, the world\u2019s second-largest economy, continues to signal to Mercosur diplomats its interest in negotiating a free trade agreement with the South American bloc, even while acknowledging that such a deal remains out of reach for now. 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